NTSB investigations, 2016
28 cases where the sequence of events included Landing gear not configured.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 32 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 27 |
| 2010 | 29 |
| 2011 | 30 |
| 2012 | 34 |
| 2013 | 27 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2019 | 35 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2025 | 47 |
| 2026 | 33 |
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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 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"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 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
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 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 ANC17LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 32R-300 · McGrath, AKThe 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 GAA17CA074Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRaytheon 58 · Lancaster, PAA collision with deer on the runway during the takeoff roll.NTSB GAA17CA031Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 17 30 · Burnet, TXThe pilot’s decision to continue the unstabilized approach and his failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB GAA17CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth American Navion · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing.NTSB DCA16CA226Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBombardier DHC 8 202 · Dulles, VAincorrect installation of the frangible towing fuse that prevented the nose landing gear from extending.NTSB GAA16CA506Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Piper PA-28R · East St. Louis, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.NTSB WPR16LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJurcan Seawind 3000 · Renton, WAThe 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 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 GAA16CA519Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech G35 · Kooskia, IDThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during landing.NTSB ERA16WA342Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna 172RG · Amalfi, ItalyThe 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 CEN16LA336Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E-55 · Wichita Falls, TXThe 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 WPR16FA154Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSperling Richard G Lancair 360 · The Dalles, ORThe 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 GAA16CA364Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172RG · Manhattan, KSThe 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 GAA16CA375Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Hayden Lake, IDThe pilot's failure to retract the amphibious airplane's land-wheels prior to landing on a lake, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB GAA16CA350Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 24 · Springfield, MOThe pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the down and locked position prior to touchdown.NTSB WPR16LA127Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Seattle, WAThe 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 CEN16LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C24R · Marine City, MIThe 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 ERA16FA188Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech D35 · Sevierville, TNThe 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 CEN16LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20 · Little Rock, ARA loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.NTSB CEN16LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 31P · Killeen, TXThe 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 GAA16CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 58 · Huntsville, ALThe 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 GAA16CA133Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth American P 51 · Dallas, TXThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage during landing.NTSB GAA16CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna TR182 · Prescott, AZThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage during landing.NTSB 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.NTSB ERA16CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210 · Venice, FLThe pilot's failure to properly configure the landing gear, which resulted in a landing with the landing gear in the retracted position.NTSB ERA16CA080Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 200 · Clearwater, FLThe pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane's landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.NTSB WPR16WA052Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA34 · Seletar Airport, Singapore, SingaporeOn 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…