NTSB investigations
585 cases where the sequence of events included Landing gear not configured.
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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 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"
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.
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 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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN12LA389Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoyle Fighter Escort Wings · Pueblo, COAn 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 CEN12LA387Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Santa Teresa, NMThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked before landing.NTSB WPR12CA240Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna P337H · Jerome, IDThe 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 ERA12CA361Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLydon Patrick F Searey · Sanford, FLThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water landing.NTSB CEN12LA299Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Shawnee, OKThe 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 WPR12CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMurphy Rebel · Hayden Lake, IDThe pilots’ failure to position the landing gear for landing on the water, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB WPR12LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHawker Beech V35B · Coalinga, CAThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN12LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Sioux Falls, SDThe 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 ERA12LA299Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Gatlinburg, TNFailure 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 DCA12FA058Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBombardier DHC-8-402 · Houston, TXthe 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 ERA12LA273Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T337B · Dothan, ALThe 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 ERA12CA247Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20J · Butler, PAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB WPR12LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35-C33 · St. George, UTThe total loss of engine power due to the loose mixture control arm.NTSB DCA12WA038Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationFairchild SA-227 · Brisbane, AustraliaThe 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 CEN12CA157Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R182 · Colorado Springs, COThe pilot did not extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB CEN12CA136Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20K · Willmar, MNThe pilot landed without lowering the landing gear.NTSB WPR12LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58P · Santa Ana, CAThe 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…NTSB ANC12CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Kaltag, AKThe pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-reported fatigue.NTSB ERA12LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Kissimmee, FLA fatigue failure of the right main landing gear pivot assembly, which prevented the landing gear from extending.NTSB CEN12CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210J · West Chicago, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown due to his failure to use a checklist.NTSB WPR12CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech D17S · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.NTSB CEN11LA632Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150 · Long Lake, WIThe pilot's failure to complete the prelanding checklist, which resulted in the landing gear wheels not being retracted for the water landing.NTSB CEN11IA615Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Baton Rouge, LAThe improperly installed upper attachment bolt in the left main landing gear uplock assembly, which led to the failure of the left main landing gear to extend before landing. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's lack of training on the…NTSB CEN11CA640Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210M · Cahokia, ILA failure of a spring in the main landing gear actuation system that prevented the landing gear from extending.NTSB CEN11CA561Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna TR182 · Bloomington, INThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.NTSB ERA11LA461Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Elizabethtown, NCThe improper securing of a “B” nut on the power turbine control (Py) line by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the manual fuel override switch.NTSB CEN11CA518Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180D · Oscoda, MIThe pilot's failure to retract the landing gear before a water landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use a checklist.NTSB ERA11CA382Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Wauchula, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach.NTSB CEN11CA461Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-180 · Amarillo, TXThe pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.NTSB CEN11LA418Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Rantoul, ILThe pilot did not use the emergency landing gear extension system, which resulted in a wheels-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative landing gear power pack motor.NTSB WPR11LA292Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 320F · Phoenix, AZThe mechanic's failure to properly secure the nose landing gear actuator push-pull tube to the landing gear door hinge clevis, which resulted in the gear jamming and not fully retracting after takeoff.NTSB ANC11CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDouglas DC-6B · Cold Bay, AKThe flight crew's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in an inadvertent wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's diverted attention.NTSB CEN11IA379Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Milwaukee, WIThe failure of the right main landing gear (MLG) to extend normally, which resulted from the combination of a slightly worn uplock pin, the operation of the hydraulic pumps below their specified operating pressures, and contamination within the landing gear…NTSB ANC11LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEclipse EA500 · Nome, AKThe pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the airplane with an inoperative wing flap system.NTSB CEN11LA327Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Chico, TXThe mechanic's improper installation of the turbocharger's exhaust balance system, which resulted in an in-flight fire.NTSB ERA11CA238Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20K · Augusta, GAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reported fatigue.NTSB CEN11CA277Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Kansas City, MOThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.NTSB WPR11FA159Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportFairchild SA227-AC · Seattle, WAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.NTSB CEN11CA216Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Belle Chase, LAThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted for the water landing.NTSB WPR11LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Pahrump, NVThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown and his improper decision to abort a gear-up landing following a propeller strike.NTSB CEN11CA212Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech G35 · Brenham, TXThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach resulting in a gear-up landing.NTSB WPR11CA142Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-31P-350 · North Bend, ORThe pilot's failure to lower the landing gear while on approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow a written checklist during the approach portion of the flight.NTSB CEN11CA185Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201 · Danville, INThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown.NTSB WPR11CA130Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAllardyce Michael Glastar · Wilsonville, ORThe pilot's failure to raise the landing gear wheels prior to landing in water, resulting in a nose over.NTSB CEN11IA179Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 210N · Columbia, MOThe pilot did not extend the landing gear before touchdown due to his distraction during the landing approach and his not using a landing checklist.NTSB CEN11CA155Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R182 · Houston, TXThe failure of the landing gear to fully extend and lock in the down position due to the inoperative electric pump motor.NTSB WPR11CA141Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Aurora, ORThe pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.NTSB CEN11CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Ozark, ARThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.NTSB ERA11CA076Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Williston, FLThe pilot's failure to properly configure and confirm the position of the landing gear prior to landing.NTSB DCA11WA007Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Puerto Vallerta, MexicoOn November 4, 2010, a Global Airlines chartered Boeing 727-200, registered as XA-UHY, landed with its nose gear retracted at Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), Puerto Vallerta, Mexico. The event is being investigated by the Government…