# Nose/tail landing gear - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft systems](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0102) › [Landing gear system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010232) › Nose/tail landing gear - NTSB code: 01023220 - Cases: 185 - In the probable cause: 143 - Fatal cases: 1 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 15 / 28 - 2009: 7 / 7 - 2010: 15 / 16 - 2011: 10 / 14 - 2012: 13 / 15 - 2013: 6 / 8 - 2014: 5 / 6 - 2015: 8 / 9 - 2016: 8 / 13 - 2017: 3 / 4 - 2018: 3 / 3 - 2019: 6 / 6 - 2020: 5 / 5 - 2021: 7 / 8 - 2022: 11 / 13 - 2023: 6 / 10 - 2024: 5 / 6 - 2025: 8 / 11 - 2026: 2 / 3 ## Defining events in these cases - [Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094): 50 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 47 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 35 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 15 cases - [Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090): 12 cases - [Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337): 4 cases - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 4 cases - [Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338): 3 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 3 cases - [Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095): 3 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180): 3 cases - [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1): 3 cases - [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg): 3 cases - [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p): 3 cases - [Beech 1900D](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d): 3 cases - [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23): 3 cases - [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a): 2 cases - [Piper PA 46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p): 2 cases - [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200): 2 cases - [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260): 2 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 52 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 42 cases - [Landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041) (Aircraft): 19 cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 13 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 12 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 12 cases - [Crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040) (Environmental issues): 8 cases - [Scheduled/routine inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061520) (Personnel issues): 6 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 6 cases - [Gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230) (Aircraft): 6 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA114), Mar 2, 2026: American Champion 8GCBC (N636DB), Carefree, AZ, substantial damage - [NTSB ERA26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA104), Jan 28, 2026: Cessna 150L (N67WJ), Gantt, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a nose landing gear collapse. - [NTSB CEN26LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA078), Jan 4, 2026: Piper PA-22-160 (N8877D), Sealy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose wheel during landing that resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain. - [NTSB WPR26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA028), Oct 18, 2025: Cessna 305 (N4584N), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A worn tailwheel steering mechanism, which resulted in a locked tailwheel and a ground loop during a landing roll. - [NTSB CEN26LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA021), Oct 15, 2025: Beech C23 (N2130W), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard bounced landing. - [NTSB CEN25LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA392), Sep 19, 2025: Diamond DA20-C1 (N544KC), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear strut and associated nosewheel separation during takeoff. - [NTSB CEN25LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA361), Sep 2, 2025: Piper PA-30 (N26RJ), Caro, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to remove the tow bar before flight. - [NTSB CEN25LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA333), Aug 22, 2025: Parks Fokker D-VII Replica (N18852), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the tailwheel which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop. - [NTSB CEN25LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA287), Jul 26, 2025: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N83PS), New Holstein, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of direction control during landing due to an unapproved tailwheel assembly and tail spring that resulted in a tailwheel shimmy and a subsequent ground loop. - [NTSB CEN25LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA246), Jul 6, 2025: Thorp T18 (N18CH), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the go-around, that resulted in the tailwheel impacting a taxiway sign, a subsequent loss of control due to the damaged tailwheel, and a… NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.