# NTSB investigations, FL: Main gear strut/axle/truck

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA189.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 24, 2026 · N6XT · Substantial damage
  > Fracture of the left main landing gear trunnion during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA284.md): Schweizer 269C · Macclenny, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2023 · N9WZ · Substantial damage
  > The improper maintenance of the landing gear dampers and main rotor elastomeric dampers, resulting in ground resonance during an unsuccessful takeoff attempt with the helicopter near its maximum gross weight for the density altitude.
- [NTSB ERA21LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA235.md): Meyers Industries 200A · Marathon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 26, 2021 · N489C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend during landing as a result of the underinflated right main landing gear oleo strut.
- [NTSB ERA18LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA178.md): Piper PA 34-200 · Umatilla, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2018 · N56213 · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel ‘s failure to complete and verify the proper installation of the main landing gear (MLG) torque links’ attachment hardware, which resulted in the right MLG torque link disconnecting and the pilot’s subsequent inability to maintain…
- [NTSB ERA12IA559](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12IA559.md): Cessna 402B · Opa-Locka, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 2012 · N218LG · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s turning the airplane too sharply while exiting the runway, which resulted in the failure of the right main landing gear bellcrank due to an overstress fracture.
- [NTSB ERA12CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA140.md): Luscombe 8A · Umatilla, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 7, 2012 · N77859 · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the left main landing gear due to a preexisting crack and corrosion, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '01023213'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023213/cases?state=FL

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