# NTSB investigations, 2012: 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 CEN13LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA076.md): Cessna 177RG · Lansing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2012 · N1912Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the loss of fuel flow through the airplane's fuel tank selector valve.
- [NTSB ERA13LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA058.md): Cessna 172RG · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 2012 · N9985B · Substantial damage
  > The rupture of the landing gear’s hydraulic pressure hose, which resulted in the depletion of all of the hydraulic fluid, and the inability of the landing gear to raise or lower. Contributing to the accident was the installation of an unapproved hydraulic…
- [NTSB WPR13CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA021.md): Piper PA24 · Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2012 · N7950P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing.
- [NTSB ERA13CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA028.md): Cessna 172RG · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 11, 2012 · N4939V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to perform the before landing checklist and extend the landing gear before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the designated pilot examiner’s inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB WPR12CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA435.md): Piper PA24 · Madera, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2012 · N8648P · Substantial damage
  > The student's and flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended prior to landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA415.md): Beech V35B · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 8, 2012 · N1129T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform a thorough preflight inspection.
- [NTSB WPR12CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA393.md): Beech 95-55 · Spanoway, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 4, 2012 · N4QC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA613](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA613.md): Beech A36 · Washington, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 7, 2012 · N41HC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot raised the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle during a touch-and-go landing, resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear while accelerating to takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN12LA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA473.md): Cessna TR182 · Steamboat Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2012 · N73VX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA310.md): Piper PA-46 · Delano, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 17, 2012 · N558RW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform the appropriate checklist due to distractions posed by another airplane inbound to the same airport and a cluttered radio…
- [NTSB CEN12LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA444.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2012 · N580ND · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor his student's actions during the approach.
- [NTSB WPR12CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA311.md): Cessna T210L · Idaho Falls, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2012 · N787AE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was an uncorrected malfunction of the landing gear warning horn system.
- [NTSB CEN12CA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA436.md): Beech 58 · Sugar Loaf Mountain, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2012 · N2023V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not complete the before-landing checklist and, subsequently, failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction with his passengers’ conversation.
- [NTSB ERA12LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA450.md): Beech A36 · Johns Island, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2012 · N6672B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to complete the manual emergency gear extension after a loss of electrical power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to delegate the landing gear extension to a non-pilot-rated passenger.
- [NTSB ERA12CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA424.md): Beech 58 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2012 · N827EB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA406.md): Piper PA-24 · Watertown, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2012 · N6580P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN12LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA434.md): Beech A36 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2012 · N136EH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.
- [NTSB CEN12LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA389.md): Hoyle Fighter Escort Wings · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2012 · N2051P · Substantial damage
  > An internal failure of one of the electrical system’s two batteries combined with the inadequate electrical system design, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN12LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA387.md): Cessna R182 · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2012 · N4702R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked before landing.
- [NTSB WPR12CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA240.md): Cessna P337H · Jerome, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 30, 2012 · N5KX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the checklist before landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA361.md): Lydon Patrick F Searey · Sanford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2012 · N252JB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water landing.
- [NTSB CEN12LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA299.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Shawnee, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 2012 · N7171P · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of the mixture cable by maintenance personnel, which allowed the mixture cable to entangle with the landing gear during gear extension and led to the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR12CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA234.md): Murphy Rebel · Hayden Lake, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 3, 2012 · N1076D · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to position the landing gear for landing on the water, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR12LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA188.md): Hawker Beech V35B · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2012 · N2841W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN12LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA283.md): Beech 58 · Sioux Falls, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 2012 · N8121R · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the normal and emergency landing gear system to fully retract or extend the landing gear for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations, which resulted in a partial gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA12LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA299.md): Cessna 210 · Gatlinburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2012 · N96050 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the nose landing gear down pressure hose, which resulted in the main landing gear being unable to lock and collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll.
- [NTSB DCA12FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA058.md): Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 2012 · N213WQ · Substantial damage
  > the nose landing gear alternate release handle was not pulled with sufficient enough force or distance to release the uplocks and allow extension of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the dissimilar pull force and pull length set on the…
- [NTSB ERA12LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA273.md): Cessna T337B · Dothan, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2012 · N2334S · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear to extend and lock, despite troubleshooting attempts using normal and emergency procedures. The reason for the failure could not be determined because the systems were unavailable for testing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA247.md): Mooney M20J · Butler, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 23, 2012 · N58135 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR12LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA147.md): Beech 35-C33 · St. George, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2012 · N866P · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to the loose mixture control arm.
- [NTSB DCA12WA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA038.md): Fairchild SA-227 · Brisbane, Australia · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 14, 2012 · VH-UZA · Substantial damage
  > The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Fairchild SA-227 that occurred on February 14, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB investigation under the…
- [NTSB CEN12CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA157.md): Cessna R182 · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 4, 2012 · N2696C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA136.md): Mooney M20K · Willmar, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 13, 2012 · N262RW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed without lowering the landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR12LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA097.md): Beech 58P · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 2012 · N580TC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to review or execute any applicable checklist procedures or troubleshoot or take corrective action before landing despite indications that the landing gear was not extended. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s misunderstanding of…

## 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") = 2012
  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=2012

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.