# NTSB investigations, 2016: 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 WPR17LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA032.md): Hoskins Lonnie F Velocity XL RG · Petaluma, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2016 · N84KJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction while on…
- [NTSB ANC17LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA014.md): Piper PA 32R-300 · McGrath, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2016 · N4352F · Minor damage
  > The failure of the nose landing gear to extend and lock due to the failure of the alternator and reduced battery power due to the cold ambient temperature, which prohibited the electrically-driven hydraulic pump from supplying adequate hydraulic pressure to…
- [NTSB GAA17CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA074.md): Raytheon 58 · Lancaster, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 25, 2016 · N600RV · Substantial damage
  > A collision with deer on the runway during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA031.md): Bellanca 17 30 · Burnet, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 15, 2016 · N8790V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the unstabilized approach and his failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA023.md): North American Navion · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 5, 2016 · N8895H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing.
- [NTSB DCA16CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA226.md): Bombardier DHC 8 202 · Dulles, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2016 · N366PH · Substantial damage
  > incorrect installation of the frangible towing fuse that prevented the nose landing gear from extending.
- [NTSB GAA16CA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA506.md): New Piper PA-28R · East St. Louis, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 22, 2016 · N834PC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB WPR16LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA187.md): Jurcan Seawind 3000 · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2016 · N57TJ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear system to either fully retract or extend due to a cracked hydraulic fitting flare, which resulted in the loss of hydraulic pressure.
- [NTSB GAA16CA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA509.md): Grumman G44 · Lakeport, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2016 · N111W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-down water landing and a nose over.
- [NTSB GAA16CA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA519.md): Beech G35 · Kooskia, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 16, 2016 · N168B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB ERA16WA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA342.md): Cessna 172RG · Amalfi, Italy · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 7, 2016 · I-CELU · Substantial damage
  > The government of Italy has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna Aircraft Company 172RG airplane that occurred on September 07, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Italy's investigation…
- [NTSB CEN16LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA336.md): Beech E-55 · Wichita Falls, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2016 · N855T · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear assembly snap ring, which prevented the pilot from being able to extend the landing gear and resulted in a gear-up landing. Also causal was the lack of the assembly's overhaul in accordance with the airplane maintenance manual.
- [NTSB WPR16FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA154.md): Sperling Richard G Lancair 360 · The Dalles, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2016 · N528HZ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown.
- [NTSB GAA16CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA364.md): Cessna 172RG · Manhattan, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2016 · N5100V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction's omission to use an appropriate checklist and extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft's fuselage and bulkhead.
- [NTSB GAA16CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA375.md): Cessna A185 · Hayden Lake, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 26, 2016 · N185TG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious airplane's land-wheels prior to landing on a lake, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB GAA16CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA350.md): Piper PA 24 · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2016 · N5138P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the down and locked position prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB WPR16LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA127.md): Piper PA46 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2016 · N301DM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to use the emergency procedures checklist for generator failures or for gear extension following a loss of electrical power due to the separated flag terminal of a diode in overstress, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB CEN16LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA190.md): Beech C24R · Marine City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2016 · N20135 · Substantial damage
  > The misalignment of the right main landing gear, which resulted in the failure of the landing gear to retract and extend properly. Also causal was the pilot's failure to have the airplane inspected after a hard landing that had resulted in substantial damage…
- [NTSB ERA16FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA188.md): Beech D35 · Sevierville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 19, 2016 · N2967B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly configure the landing gear and the pilot's inappropriate decision to abort the landing after the propeller had contacted the runway, which resulted in a loss of thrust and a subsequent loss of control of the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN16LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA200.md): Mooney M20 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2016 · N6371Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.
- [NTSB CEN16LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA189.md): Piper PA 31P · Killeen, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2016 · N192CS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear due to his distraction with the flaps, his misinterpretation of the landing gear warning horn, and his failure to verify that the landing gear were down, which resulted in a landing with the gear retracted.
- [NTSB GAA16CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA161.md): Beech 58 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 18, 2016 · N358CB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown resulting in a landing with the landing gear retracted and consequent substantial damage.
- [NTSB GAA16CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA133.md): North American P 51 · Dallas, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 3, 2016 · N61429 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage during landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA113.md): Cessna TR182 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 23, 2016 · N757FS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage during landing.
- [NTSB ERA16LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA092.md): Piper PA 30 · Dublin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2016 · N68X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll following a landing approach in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA16CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA093.md): Cessna 210 · Venice, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 18, 2016 · N761EP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly configure the landing gear, which resulted in a landing with the landing gear in the retracted position.
- [NTSB ERA16CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA080.md): Beech 200 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 4, 2016 · N275X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane's landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB WPR16WA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16WA052.md): Piper PA34 · Seletar Airport, Singapore, Singapore · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 1, 2016 · 9M-RBI · Substantial damage
  > On January 1, 2016, at 1624 local time, a Piper PA-34, 9M-RBI, operated by a private operator under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Singapore, was substantially damaged when the airplane landed at the Seletar Airport, Singapore, with the…

## 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") = 2016
  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=2016

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