NTSB investigations, 2019
35 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\") = 2019
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") = 2019 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 WPR20LA024Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Ogden, UTThe flight instructor’s failure to raise the landing gear using the alternate system, which resulted in a reduced climb rate and impact with an obstacle. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s lack of understanding of the backup landing gear…NTSB GAA20CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 55 · Broomfield, COThe pilot's unintentional retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll.NTSB ERA20LA035Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 55 · Griffin, GAThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane was properly configured for takeoff, which resulted in the inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff roll and the airplane’s subsequent runway excursion.NTSB WPR20LA032Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 36 · Hurricane, UTThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the fully extended and locked position before landing. Contributing to the accident was the overload of the landing gear circuit for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB GAA20CA022Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 36 · Douglas, GAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear due to intoxication during an unauthorized flight.NTSB ERA20LA006Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHonda HA-420 · Charleston, SCGround personnel’s use of an improper towbar adapter lug, which prevented the nose landing gear from extending.NTSB CEN19LA315Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA34 · Kingman, KSThe malfunction of the landing gear extension system for reasons that could not be determined with the available evidence.NTSB CEN19LA313Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportJackson Velocity · Mack, COA propeller overspeed due to failure of the electronic ignition timing ring attachment screws, and a runway overrun during the subsequent forced landing.NTSB WPR19TA248Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3Final reportHall Kitfox · Nampa, IDThe owner's improper installation of the tailwheel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing as a result of severe tailwheel vibrations.NTSB WPR19LA239Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA24 · Wendover, UTFailure of the landing gear solenoid, which resulted in failure of the landing gear position switch, and the pilot's subsequent inability to extend the gear using the manual emergency extension system for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA19LA255Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 310 · Tampa, FLThe failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend and lock for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB WPR19LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210 · Eugene, ORThe failure of the landing gear electric motor to shut off after landing gear retraction, which resulted in the motor overheating, burning out, and producing smoke in the cockpit. The pilot’s decision to land with the landing gear retracted resulted in…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 ERA19LA239Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Chattanooga, TNThe improper maintenance of the airplane’s landing gear system, which resulted in a hydraulic fluid leak and insufficient pressure to extend and lock the landing gear during the accident flight.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 ERA19TA233Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportBeech 95B55 · Sanford, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing.NTSB GAA19CA466Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond DA 42 NG · Palatka, FLThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor's failure to verify that the landing gear was extended due to distraction, which resulted in a gear-up landing.NTSB GAA19CA398Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R182 · Petersburg, VAThe pilot's failure to verify that the main landing gear were extended, which resulted in landing with partially extended landing gear. Contributing to the accident was a tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker.NTSB GAA19CA427Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35 · Caldwell, NJThe pilot's distraction while looking for traffic, which led to his failure to extend the landing gear before landing, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a subsequent go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB WPR19FA178Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportMaule M7-235B · Sunriver, ORA partial loss of engine power due to the separation of baffling in both mufflers. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to retract the landing gear on the float-equipped airplane before performing a forced landing to the river.NTSB GAA19CA294Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRatheon A36 · Hilton Head, SCThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to complete the before landing checklist.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 GAA19CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35 · Bowie, MDThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB WPR19FA152Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna A185 · Whittier, AKThe pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction due to his talking passengers.NTSB CEN19LA142Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA44 · Centralia, ILThe failure of the nose landing gear to extend for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR19LA144Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Gila Bend, AZThe pilot's failure to configure the landing gear in a timely manner before landing, which resulted in a propeller strike.NTSB WPR19LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 35 · Minden, NVA partial extension of the landing gear due to the poor condition of the electric landing gear motor, which resulted in a gear collapse upon landing.NTSB GAA19CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 76 · St Charles, MOThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident were the pilot receiving instruction's failure to complete the landing checklist and the flight instructor's inadequate monitoring of the pilot.NTSB GAA19CA206Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Hutchinson, KSThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB GAA19CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T310 · Philadelphia, PAThe pilot’s and flight instructor's failure to verify that the landing gear were extended, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadvertent pulling of the landing gear motor circuit, which prevented the…NTSB ERA19TA129Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportBeech E55 · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.NTSB GAA19CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210 · Chandler, AZThe pilot's distraction while looking for other aircraft in the traffic pattern, which resulted in his failure to follow a prelanding checklist and to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the improperly rigged landing gear…NTSB GAA19CA138Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172RG · Atlanta, GAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inability to see the landing gear position light because his iPad was blocking his view of it and his feeling of being rushed during the approach and…NTSB DCA19LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727 200 · Tuscaloosa, ALthe captain's decision to continue the landing with an unsafe gear indication.NTSB CEN19LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210 · Flint, MIThe failure of the nose landing gear actuator hydraulic hose, which resulted in the loss of hydraulic fluid and hydraulic system pressure and a subsequent gear-up landing.