# NTSB investigations, 2009: Landing gear not configured

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR10LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA090.md): Cessna 310 · Pasco, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 2009 · N2640C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear up-lock.
- [NTSB CEN10LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA076.md): Beech 200 · St. Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2009 · N411BL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly follow the manual landing gear extension procedure, resulting in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA10LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA042.md): Beriev BE-103 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2009 · N13KL · Substantial damage
  > A malfunction of the landing gear retraction/extension and indication system for undetermined reasons, which resulted in one or more components being improperly positioned for the water landing.
- [NTSB CEN10CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA026.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 22, 2009 · N593ND · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was extended prior to landing.
- [NTSB CEN10LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA014.md): Cessna T210L · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2009 · N211LC · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic's failure to find and repair a leaking main landing gear hydraulic line during an annual inspection.
- [NTSB ERA10LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA004.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Whiteville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 2009 · N8809C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and subsequent hard landing during an intentional gear-up landing following multiple mechanical malfunctions. Also causal to the accident was an inoperative landing gear emergency-down valve which had blockage for undetermined…
- [NTSB WPR09LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA417.md): Piper PA28R · Wendover, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2009 · N4837T · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to attain and maintain an airspeed sufficient for normal landing gear retraction during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the airplane's manual override landing gear system, misidentifying that…
- [NTSB CEN09CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA474.md): Beech H-18 · Dayton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2009 · N87711 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lock the tailwheel during landing resulting in the loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN09CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA439.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2009 · N3714T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear resulting in a wheels-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot being distracted by mowers near the approach end of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN09IA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA416.md): Mooney M20J · Midland, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2009 · N201FD · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure the airplane was properly configured, which resulted in a wheels-up landing.
- [NTSB CEN09LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA415.md): Cessna 441 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2009 · N988AE · Substantial damage
  > A malfunction of the landing gear selector switch and a loose fitting on the emergency extension system which rendered the landing gear system inoperable.
- [NTSB WPR09CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA294.md): Dornier ALPHA-JET · Arlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2009 · N707XA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident were the distractions created by the pilot incorrectly setting a radio frequency and by his fixation on an airplane that was on the runway during his approach.
- [NTSB ERA09CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA342.md): Beech F33A · Rock Hill, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2009 · N266DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to correctly extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA343.md): Cessna 404 · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2009 · N37127 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear to extend due to the failure of a hydraulic line.
- [NTSB CEN09CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA260.md): Cessna 210 · Richmond, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 22, 2009 · N7409E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot under instruction's failure to lower the landing gear and the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB WPR09FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA212.md): Cessna T210L · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2009 · N367N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced distraction by maneuvering on final to show a point of interest to passengers.
- [NTSB ERA09CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA254.md): American Longevity Searey · Littleton, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 19, 2009 · N915TR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was properly configured for the water landing.
- [NTSB ERA09CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA245.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Tampa, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 11, 2009 · N1982P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to confirm that the landing gear was retracted prior to the attempted water landing.
- [NTSB WPR09LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA189.md): Beech A36TC · Roseburg, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 2009 · N333HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
- [NTSB ERA09CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA234.md): Cessna 172RG · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2009 · N6208V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the diversion of the pilot's attention to an airplane on a converging final approach course.
- [NTSB CEN09CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA244.md): Mooney M20J · Salem, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2009 · N115MS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist and extended the landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN09CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA223.md): Beech D35 · Taos, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2009 · N342R · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the student pilot to complete the before landing checklist. Contributing to the accident was his failure to lower the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR09CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA120.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 20, 2009 · N8816P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to an open door and the airport's pilot activated runway lights turning off.
- [NTSB CEN09CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA169.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Mineral Wells, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 3, 2009 · N5451P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the airframe and power plant mechanic to ensure proper lubrication of wire cables in the landing gear system during the annual inspection which precluded safe operation of the landing gear system.
- [NTSB WPR09LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA100.md): Cessna 210A · Henderson, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2009 · N210TF · Substantial damage
  > An undetermined failure of the hydraulic power pack to fully extend the main landing gear through both the normal and emergency systems.
- [NTSB CEN09CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA125.md): Cessna T210L · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 10, 2009 · N211LC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to remove the airplane's tow bar before takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA09LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA130.md): Cessna 550 · Wilmington, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 2009 · N815MA · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the crew's inadequate in-flight fuel monitoring.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2009
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '095' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence?year=2009

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