# NTSB investigations, 2013: 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 WPR14CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA092.md): Cessna 177RG · Richland, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 1, 2013 · N7592V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention and not using a checklist.
- [NTSB WPR14CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA057.md): New Piper PA46 350P · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2013 · N3151G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of the checklist.
- [NTSB CEN14LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA065.md): Aero Commander 500 - B · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 2013 · N917GT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to complete a landing checklist and extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention to the weather during approach.
- [NTSB DCA14FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14FA002.md): Beech 1900C · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2013 · N575U · Substantial damage
  > The first officer inadvertently selecting the landing gear handle up after touchdown during the landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was the first officer's decision to reconfigure the airplane while still on the active runway.
- [NTSB ERA13CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA426.md): Marconi Fred I JR Velocity XL/RG · Pahokee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 22, 2013 · N244FM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended during the simulated forced landing attempt. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot's decision to continue the aborted landing after the propeller had contacted the runway.
- [NTSB WPR13CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA422.md): Beech 35 - Undesignat · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 21, 2013 · N5894S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's distracted attention and failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear up landing.
- [NTSB CEN13FA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA496.md): Mooney M20J · Kansas City, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2013 · N9201R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt continued flight after a momentary loss of engine power with usable runway remaining. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's premature retraction of the landing gear, the loss of engine power due to fuel system…
- [NTSB CEN13LA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA488.md): Griffith E/Boyd W E Lancair 360 · Nucla, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2013 · N15EG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR13CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA369.md): Cessna 172RG · Kent, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2013 · N4886V · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the certified flight instructor and student pilot to complete the landing checklist resulting in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA13LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA363.md): Mooney M20R · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2013 · N1034S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to troubleshoot the in-flight electrical problem and restore power using the operable redundant battery and his decision not to manually extend the airplane's landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB WPR13CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA316.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2013 · N436PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's and the flight examiner's distracted attention.
- [NTSB ERA13LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA297.md): Beech G-36 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2013 · N7513 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s premature rotation during takeoff with a tailwind and his delayed retraction of the landing gear, which reduced the airplane’s climb performance and subsequently led to the collision with power lines.
- [NTSB WPR13LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA274.md): Cessna T210L · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2013 · N94086 · Substantial damage
  > A hydraulic fluid leak in the nose landing gear actuator rod seal, which prevented the hydraulic system from building up sufficient pressure to fully retract or extend the main landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN13FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA351.md): Piper PA-24-260 · La Pointe, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2013 · N8815P · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after deciding to go around after a gear-up landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN13CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA319.md): Cessna TR182 · Emporia, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2013 · N757QT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB WPR13CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA240.md): Globe GC-1B · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2013 · N3802K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB CEN13WA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA580.md): Tomisin Thomas J Rutan Long EZ · Cadiz, Spain · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · May 19, 2013 · N742TJ · Minor damage
  > On May 19, 2013, at 1512 coordinated universal time, a Rutan Long EZ experimental airplane, N742TJ, landed with the nose landing gear retracted at the Jerez Airport (LEJR), Cadiz, Spain. The pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained minor damage. The…
- [NTSB CEN13LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA252.md): Cessna P210N · Saint Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 2013 · N731NR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear or check that it was in the down position before landing.
- [NTSB WPR13CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA258.md): Cessna P210N · Corvallis, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 18, 2013 · N711BG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent selection and activation of the landing gear handle rather than the flap handle during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to alter the configuration of the airplane before exiting the runway.
- [NTSB ERA13CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA207.md): Cessna A185F · Palatka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2013 · N812F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear after takeoff from a runway, and his subsequent water landing with the wheels extended.
- [NTSB WPR13CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA193.md): Cessna 210B · Caldwell, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 15, 2013 · N9685X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR13CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA228.md): Socata TBM 700 · Sandy Valley, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 6, 2013 · N751J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA13LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA188.md): Cessna 402C · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2013 · VQ-TIN · Substantial damage
  > The disconnection of the nose landing gear actuator, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the repair station’s inadequate maintenance, postmaintenance inspection process, and oversight of the…
- [NTSB ERA13LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA175.md): Mooney M20F · Leesburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2013 · N9387V · Substantial damage
  > The incorrect rigging of the landing gear emergency extension system by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in a failure of the emergency extension cable, and jamming of the normal extension gear motor.
- [NTSB CEN13IA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA177.md): TTX Air Lancair · Indianapolis, IN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2013 · N613TX · Minor damage
  > The pilots' failure to verify landing gear extension before landing.
- [NTSB WPR13LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA132.md): Cessna T310R · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2013 · N4941J · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the right main gear bracket assembly from its wing attachment fitting due to lack of lubrication of the torque tube bearing.
- [NTSB WPR13LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA102.md): Cessna 172RG · Redmond, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2013 · N6290V · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear pivot assembly during the landing approach.

## 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") = 2013
  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=2013

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