# NTSB investigations: Main landing gear

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA236.md): Beech C24R · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2026 · N6164C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR26LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA143.md): Paul D Cannon Kitfox Light Squared · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2026 · N11446 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly flare the airplane during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the improper installation and over torquing of the landing gear attachment hardware,…
- [NTSB ERA26LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA112.md): Beech B19 · Umatilla, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2026 · N245MJ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control on the ground and collision with an airport sign.
- [NTSB CEN25LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA394.md): Piper PA46 · Henderson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 25, 2025 · N388TW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the main landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction during the approach.
- [NTSB CEN25LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA407.md): Cessna 414 · Maryville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 26, 2025 · N1668T · Substantial damage
  > The left landing gear collapsed on landing rollout due to a fractured retract bellcrank on the left landing gear lower fork assembly.
- [NTSB ERA25LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA295.md): Cessna 195 · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2025 · N1950C · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear due to the loss of the protective paint coating and a change in the local surface finish from impermissible grinding, which resulted in fatigue cracking.
- [NTSB ANC25LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA059.md): Cessna 170B · Denali Park, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2025 · N2655D · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear spring due to a fatigue fracture during landing on uneven terrain.
- [NTSB CEN25LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA185.md): Cessna 401 · Arlington, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 22, 2025 · N3239Q · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left landing gear system and subsequent intentional gear up landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA154.md): Beech C90 · Temple, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2025 · N923CR · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear down lock to engage and subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear.
- [NTSB ANC25LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA021.md): Gippsland GA-8 · Lihue, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 28, 2025 · N699AV · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right landing gear leg due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in its separation from the airplane during taxi. Contributing to the accident, was the mechanic’s inadequate inspection of the landing gear leg during the last maintenance…
- [NTSB ERA25LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA131.md): Mallory Horton AQUA-BEE · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 25, 2025 · N799RX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.
- [NTSB WPR25LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA102.md): Cessna 172S · La Verne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2025 · N137RJ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear tubular spring due to a fatigue crack that originated at the airframe connecting bolt hole and progressed to an overstress fracture.
- [NTSB ERA25LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA096.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 10, 2025 · N555HF · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the securing hardware for the right main landing gear upper and lower torque links for undetermined reasons, which prevented extension of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA25LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA091.md): Helio HT-295 · Marion, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 5, 2025 · N18JC · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear spring due to intergranular stress-corrosion cracking that progressed into fatigue. Contributing to the accident was the improper rework of the spring at an undetermined time.
- [NTSB ERA25LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA090.md): Hinson Melvin J Velocity · Norfolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 5, 2025 · N160MH · Substantial damage
  > A landing gear collapse during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA25LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA068.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 15, 2024 · N508PA · Substantial damage
  > The maintenance technician’s failure to follow the manufacturer’s recommended procedures during a wheel and tire change to ensure proper clearance of the tire to the wheel well resulting in the right main wheel becoming stuck in the well and subsequent…
- [NTSB ANC25LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA006.md): Piper PA22 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 25, 2024 · N694AB · Substantial damage
  > The mechanical failure of the left main landing gear leg due to corrosion, resulting in substantial damage to the left struts.
- [NTSB CEN25LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA008.md): Air Tractor AT-802A · Inguadona, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2024 · N212FB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear on the amphibious airplane before a water landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA383.md): Aviat A-1 · Carrollton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 15, 2024 · N801JH · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking, which resulted the airplane’s left wing contacting the ground.
- [NTSB CEN24LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA258.md): Progressive Aerodyne Searey · Stillwater, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 6, 2024 · N9987Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear before performing a water landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA169.md): Baby Great Lakes - · Castroville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2024 · N822CH · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear axle due to multiple fatigue crack initiation points joining into a single larger crack.
- [NTSB WPR24LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA110.md): Beech 60 · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2024 · N167U · Substantial damage
  > Corrosion on a landing gear retract rod assembly which precluded an extension of the gear and resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA108.md): Cessna R182 · Abingdon, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 4, 2024 · N756ZW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the airplane's landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in abnormal runway contact.
- [NTSB CEN24LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA062.md): Cessna 340A · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 12, 2023 · N7067W · Substantial damage
  > The improper maintenance of the main landing gear, which resulted in a collapse and overstress failure of the left main landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA417.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2023 · N2242N · Substantial damage
  > The partial retraction of the right main and nose landing gear during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR23LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA350.md): Cessna U206C · Challis, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2023 · N3923G · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear spring assembly due to a fatigue crack. Contributing to the accident was the improper maintenance on the landing gear spring assembly which allowed corrosion to develop.
- [NTSB WPR23LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA321.md): Cessna T210M · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2023 · N6535B · Substantial damage
  > Insufficient hydraulic pressure to the landing gear system following the completion of the emergency gear extension checklist, which resulted in the main landing gear collapsing during landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of electrical power for…
- [NTSB ERA23LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA345.md): Waco UPF-7 · Warrenton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2023 · N39721 · Substantial damage
  > A ground loop during landing resulting from a partial separation of the right main landing gear strut during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR23LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA226.md): Cessna 310I · Sunnyside, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 25, 2023 · N6PK · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the side brace lock assembly of the right main landing gear due to overstress as a result of a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA192.md): North American-Buehn T-6G · Ankeny, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2023 · N42JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear control lever, resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway.
- [NTSB CEN23LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA208.md): Luscombe 8E · Cortez, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 19, 2023 · N2515K · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the right main landing gear due to prolonged corrosion of the landing gear tube, which weakened the gear.
- [NTSB ERA23LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA216.md): Gilbert R. Ringer GP4 · Stratford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 27, 2023 · C-GPEX · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the left main landing gear down locking mechanism, which resulted in a collapse of that landing gear and a subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN23LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA110.md): Titan Tornado II · Windom, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 18, 2023 · N9168P · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the right landing gear leg that resulted in its separation from the airplane during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR23LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA102.md): Cessna 175 · Hayden, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 31, 2023 · N9235B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gearbox assembly due to fatigue cracking, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR23LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA096.md): Cessna 170 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 23, 2023 · N9534A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll out and the preexisting fatigue cracks in the left main landing gear leg, which resulted in the leg’s premature overstress fracture during the ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR23LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA021.md): Cessna 140 · Georgetown, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 20, 2022 · N55DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and a separation of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR22LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA357.md): Vashon Ranger R7 · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 27, 2022 · N151VR · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the landing gear due to material deficiencies that reduced the strength of the landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN22LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA407.md): Beech 36 · Tupelo, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 5, 2022 · N7835R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA349.md): Beech 35 · Wauchula, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 1, 2022 · N119ED · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after landing. A contributing factor was a degraded left main landing gear wheel assembly.
- [NTSB ERA22LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA367.md): Vickers-Slingsby T65A · Butler, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 16, 2022 · N157HH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s retraction the landing gear just prior to touchdown on the runway.
- [NTSB ANC22LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA040.md): Cessna U206F · Kodiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2022 · N592KB · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear leg due to fatigue cracks that initiated from corrosion pitting.
- [NTSB CEN22LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA259.md): Beech 35 · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2022 · N9475Y · Substantial damage
  > A collapse of the airplane’s landing gear during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA22LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA230.md): Beech C24 · Gallatin, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 14, 2022 · N6016K · Substantial damage
  > A landing gear collapse due to the failure and/or separation of the pin in the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN22LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA188.md): Beech B-99 · Milwaukee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 30, 2022 · N699CZ · Substantial damage
  > A right main landing gear collapse due to fatigue failure of the landing gear drag leg support fitting.
- [NTSB CEN22LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA177.md): Cessna R182 · McAllen, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2022 · XB-CMU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear due to distraction.
- [NTSB ENG22FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22FA009.md): Boeing 737-8K2 · Las Vegas, NV · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 4, 2022 · N817SY · Minor damage
  > The fatigue failure of the right main landing gear initiated by liquid metal embrittlement by cadmium at arc burn locations in the outer cylinder tooling hole area. The arc burns were likely the result of operator error during stylus cadmium plating…
- [NTSB WPR22LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA047.md): Cessna R182 · Puyallup, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 22, 2021 · N7592Y · Substantial damage
  > An overstress fracture of the left main landing gear pivot assembly, which resulted in the failure of the left main landing gear to fully extend and lock into place.
- [NTSB CEN22LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA004.md): Cessna 195 · Watkins, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2021 · N3027B · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the left main landing gear spring during landing roll due to a preexisting fatigue crack.
- [NTSB ERA22LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA048.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 26, 2021 · N3VM · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN21LA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA453.md): Beech M35 · Osage Beach, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2021 · N9835R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot and flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended prior to landing.

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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 f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '01023210'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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