NTSB investigations, CA
42 cases where the sequence of events included Landing gear not configured.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 4 |
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| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
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"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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' 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
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 WPR26LA228Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportLancair Legacy 2000 · Los Angeles, CAOn June 16, 2026, about 0906 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Lancair Legacy 2000, N84BZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was…NTSB WPR26LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Redding, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.NTSB WPR25LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Thermal, CAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a pre-landing checklist.NTSB ANC25LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna TR182 · Modesto, CAThe pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for landing.NTSB WPR24LA157Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210 · Daggett, CAThe pilot’s failure to detect the tripped alternator circuit breaker in flight, which resulted in a drained battery that prevented the landing gear from fully extending to the down-and-locked position. Contributing to the accident was the improperly installed…NTSB WPR24LA062Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportProgressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Lake Havasu, CAThe pilot’s failure to confirm the landing gear was configured for a water landing during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s deviation from the airplanes operating procedures by previously pulling the landing gear circuit breakers,…NTSB WPR23LA342Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210H · Santa Rosa, CAThe pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear during the landing approach.NTSB WPR23LA234Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210N · Olivehurst, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB WPR22LA373Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177RG · Avalon, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, resulting in a gear up landing and substantial damage to the airplane’s belly.NTSB WPR22LA327Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportConsolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Lodi, CAThe pilot’s premature retraction of the landing gear during a go-around, which resulted in a gear up landing.NTSB WPR22LA086Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 310Q · Corona, CAThe pilot receiving instruction failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.NTSB WPR22LA075Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchulze Erwin E JR SHA Glasair SH-2R · Santa Paula, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB GAA19CA494Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRockwell 690 · Stockton, CAThe pilot's delay in extending the landing gear and his improper movement of the landing gear lever, which led to a gear-up landing.NTSB WPR19LA201Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · King City, CAA landing gear collapse following an undetermined loss of electrical power, which prevented the landing gear from fully extending.NTSB GAA19CA108Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDe Havilland DHC 2 · Hollister, CAThe pilot's failure to retract the amphibious float's landing gear wheels before landing on the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the after takeoff and before landing checklists.NTSB WPR18LA264Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210 · San Luis Obispo, CAThe failure of the landing gear extension motor due to wear, which resulted in the right main landing gear not fully extending and locking into place during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that all three landing gear…NTSB WPR18CA172Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDornier Alpha JET · Sacramento, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and the flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the workload.NTSB GAA18CA239Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 76 · Vacaville, CAThe pilot under instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended.NTSB GAA18CA207Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA34 · San Diego, CAThe pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor’s failure to properly configure the landing gear before landing, which resulted in landing with the landing gear retracted.NTSB GAA18CA137Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech C90 · Montague, CAThe failure of pilot to extend the landing gear during landing.NTSB WPR18LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · San Bernardino, CAThe fatigue failure of the left main landing gear (MLG) saddle, which resulted in the pilot's inability to extend the left MLG. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to fly the airplane before the annual inspection was completed and…NTSB WPR17LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Los Angeles, CAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB GAA17CA423Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210L · Yuba City, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB GAA17CA372Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172RG · El Cajon, CAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear with sufficient time to allow the landing gear to fully extend and the flight instructor's failure to visually check to see if the right main landing gear were extended.NTSB WPR17LA104Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEvolution Air Lancair Evolution · Firebaugh, CAA failure in the windshield, frame, or windshield-to-frame bond, which resulted in a rapid decompression during cruise flight.NTSB WPR17IA086Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · IncidentFinal reportBeech A36TC · Livermore, CAA mistrim condition while the autopilot was engaged for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to confirm the command bar status before disengaging the autopilot. Contributing to the accident were…NTSB WPR17LA061Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95 B55 (T42A) · Cameron Park, CAFailure of the landing gear to extend as a result of excessive wear within the landing gear gearbox and motor, which resulted in a gear-up landing.NTSB WPR17LA032Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoskins Lonnie F Velocity XL RG · Petaluma, CAThe 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 GAA16CA509Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman G44 · Lakeport, CAThe pilot's failure to retract the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-down water landing and a nose over.NTSB WPR14CA391Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 31T - II · Oakland, CAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the checklist and reported stress.NTSB WPR13LA274Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210L · Fresno, CAA 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 WPR13CA021Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA24 · Lake Tahoe, CAThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing.NTSB WPR12CA435Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA24 · Madera, CAThe student's and flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended prior to landing.NTSB WPR12CA310Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-46 · Delano, CAThe 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 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 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 WPR10IA256Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Ontario, CAFailure of the airplane’s nose landing gear to extend for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR09CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Lincoln, CAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to an open door and the airport's pilot activated runway lights turning off.NTSB WPR09CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210M · Hanford, CAThe failure of the pilot to use the before-landing checklist and extend the landing gear prior to landing.NTSB LAX08LA281Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TU206G · Groveland, CAThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was retracted prior to the water landing.NTSB LAX08CA151Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech B200 · Travis AFB, CAThe pilot inadvertently raised the landing gear during landing roll.NTSB SEA08CA106Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177RG · Redding, CAThe failure of the pilot under instruction to lower the landing gear, the failure of both pilots to follow the landing checklist, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.