NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-30, where the sequence of events included Landing gear not configured. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20162026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30 per year, 2016–2026: 8 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103002')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND 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"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB WPR27LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-30 · Reno, NVOct 12, 2026 · N7571Y · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Springfield, MOThe flight instructor’s inability to confirm landing gear position before landing due to the sun glare which resulted in gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was an undetected tripped circuit breaker for the landing gear and the inoperative gear…Oct 10, 2024 · N7577Y · Substantial damageNTSB ERA23LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · St. Augustine, FLThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Apr 18, 2023 · N751WW · Substantial damageNTSB GAA22WA121Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-30 · Sandown, United KingdomMar 14, 2022 · N8350Y · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA138Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Farmingdale, NYThe flight crew’s failure to verify the landing gear position prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was an overload in the landing gear motor electrical circuit which resulted in the circuit breaker opening, preventing the landing gear from extending.Feb 28, 2022 · N7943Y · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Houston, TXThe instructed pilot and the flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing resulting in a wheels up landing.Dec 16, 2021 · N19VS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA105Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Navasota, TXThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Dec 28, 2020 · N1236 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA16LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Dublin, GAThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll following a landing approach in gusting wind conditions.Jan 18, 2016 · N68X · Substantial damage