# NTSB investigations, 2012: 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 CEN13IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA024.md): Flight Design Ctls · Elyria, OH · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2012 · N21ZA · Minor damage
  > The manufacturing defects in the main landing gear leg, which resulted in its eventual failure.
- [NTSB ERA13CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA008.md): Sanders Ben G III DR-107 · Warrenton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2012 · N63071 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.
- [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 CEN12CA600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA600.md): Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 26, 2012 · N904LA · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to a preexisting crack.
- [NTSB CEN12LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA353.md): Schweizer 269C-1 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2012 · N345MH · Substantial damage
  > The undercharged and overcharged landing gear dampers, which allowed initiation of the ground resonance event from which the pilot was unable to recover due to his limited experience in helicopters. Contributing to the accident was the ineffective damper…
- [NTSB ANC12TA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12TA035.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Paxon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 28, 2012 · N7059 · Substantial damage
  > A separation of the right main landing gear suspension strut assembly due to overstress, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear while landing.
- [NTSB ERA12LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA287.md): Piper PA-20 · Cross Keys, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2012 · N7001K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in the overstress and subsequent failure of the right main landing gear assembly.
- [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 year(c."eventDate") = 2012
  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?year=2012

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