NTSB investigations
185 cases where NTSB found Nose/tail landing gear.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 28 |
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| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 |
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '01023220')) 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '01023220')) 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 WPR26LA114Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican Champion 8GCBC · Carefree, AZThe pilot reported that he landed the tailwheel equipped airplane at a backcountry airstrip, and while taxiing on rough terrain, the tailwheel spring failed and the tailwheel assembly separated from the airplane. The pilot shut down the airplane and exited to…NTSB ERA26LA104Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150L · Gantt, SCThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a nose landing gear collapse.NTSB CEN26LA078Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Sealy, TXThe failure of the nose wheel during landing that resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR26LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 305 · Phoenix, AZA worn tailwheel steering mechanism, which resulted in a locked tailwheel and a ground loop during a landing roll.NTSB CEN26LA021Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C23 · Tulsa, OKThe pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard bounced landing.NTSB CEN25LA392Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond DA20-C1 · Terre Haute, INThe failure of the nose landing gear strut and associated nosewheel separation during takeoff.NTSB CEN25LA361Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Caro, MIThe pilot’s failure to remove the tow bar before flight.NTSB CEN25LA333Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportParks Fokker D-VII Replica · Englewood, COA malfunction of the tailwheel which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.NTSB CEN25LA287Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAerotek Pitts S-2A · New Holstein, WIThe 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 CEN25LA246Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportThorp T18 · Lake Elmo, MNThe 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 runway excursion during the landing.NTSB WPR25LA164Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210M · Tucson Estates, AZThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN25LA134Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Denton, TXThe pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind and windshear during landing.NTSB ERA25LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHinson Melvin J Velocity · Norfolk, VAA landing gear collapse during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN25LA071Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150F · McKinney, TXThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action and the student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a nose down impact with the runway.NTSB ERA25LA042Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV8-A · Cleveland, GAA nose landing gear collapse on landing and subsequent nose over.NTSB WPR24LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBaxter Daniel David Starduster TOO SA300 · Scappoose, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a tailwheel shimmy.NTSB WPR24LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBanes John Scott Kitfox Series 6 · Parowan, UTThe pilot’s inability to control the airplane during landing due to tailwheel assembly damage sustained during a previous shimmy event that occurred for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN24LA211Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172RG · Chandeleur Island, LAA fatigue failure of the engine oil pressure line, which resulted in the loss of engine oil during the flight and subsequent damage to the nose landing gear support structure during the precautionary landing.NTSB WPR24LA147Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Emmett, IDThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing roll due to a loose tailwheel leaf spring assembly.NTSB CEN24LA075Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C23 · Mansfield, LAThe nose landing gear collapse and postimpact fire due to undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA24LA084Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGolden Avio S R L F30 Brio · Midland, VAThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in damage to, and the separation of the nose wheel and fork bracket assembly, and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear assembly.NTSB WPR24LA061Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGlasair SH2 · Prescott, AZLoss of directional control during landing due to an improperly constructed and maintained tailwheel locking assembly.NTSB ERA24LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Gallipolis, OHA collapse of the nose landing gear during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an approach lighting system.NTSB CEN23LA398Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVan's RV-12 · Crystal, MNThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and an overstress fracture of the nose landing gear strut.NTSB CEN23LA365Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A188B · Chillicothe, MOThe pilot’s decision to operate the airplane with a known tailwheel anomaly, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB WPR23FA286Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRisen 915 iS · Glendive, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin.NTSB ERA23LA302Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPollock Michael D Velocity 173RG · Lebanon, NHThe pilot’s failure to store the nose landing gear securing bar within reach in the cabin, which resulted in a nose gear collapse following a manual landing gear extension.NTSB ERA23LA277Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRockwell International 695 · Philadelphia, PAFailure of the nose gear support structure for unknown reasons, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing during landing.NTSB WPR23LA207Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182Q · Kingman, AZThe failure of the passenger to adequately maintain a safe distance from the airplane’s propeller and the determination to let the passenger exit the airplane with the engine running.NTSB ERA23LA378Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Savannah, GAFailure and collapse of the nose landing gear during landing.NTSB ERA23LA091Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R172K · Brooksville, FLA hard landing that fractured the nose landing gear assembly, resulting in a loss of directional control and a nose-over.NTSB ERA23LA088Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 305 · Alabaster, ALFailure of the tailwheel locking mechanism, which resulted in a loss of control during landing and a runway excursion.NTSB ERA22LA434Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 414 · Augusta, GAThe failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend and lock into position for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in its collapse during landing.NTSB CEN22LA427Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A188A · Canby, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing, which resulted in an overload failure of the tailwheel cross tube and subsequent impact with the runway.NTSB ERA22LA396Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNavion Navion · Newburyport, MAThe pilot’s excessive application of brakes while landing, which resulted in a nose gear collapse.NTSB ERA22LA382Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Clermont, FLThe pilot’s inability to maintain directional control while landing due to a worn tailwheel locking mechanism, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA22LA327Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Hanson, MAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and partial loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to depart and land with a known mechanical deficiency with the nose landing gear.NTSB ANC22LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182D · McGrath, AKA nose landing gear collapse during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN22LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Gettysburg, SDAn inadvertent hard landing by the pilot.NTSB WPR22LA163Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTextron T206H · Santa Barbara, CAThe loss of directional control for undetermined reasons. Contributing was the overstress fracture of the nose gear upper trunnion brace attach point.NTSB CEN22LA153Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-46-600TP · Olive Branch, MSThe airplane’s hard right turn during landing in crosswind conditions and a subsequent loss of directional control due to adverse airplane-pilot coupling attributable to the design of the nose landing gear, whose directional stability was sensitive to…NTSB ERA22LA164Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHartz Paul RV-6A · Lake City, FLThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in overload bending of the nose landing gear leg and subsequent nose-over.NTSB ERA22LA121Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Crystal River, FLCollapse of the nose wheel landing gear assembly due to lateral loads encountered on the turf runway during rollout.NTSB CEN22LA060Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Cassville, MOThe pilot’s failure to reinstall the nose landing gear linkage prior to the flight which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB ERA21LA385Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDoan Vernon D W10-WITTMAN Tailwind · Brooksville, FLThe failure of the nose landing gear retention bolt during taxi which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the taxiway.NTSB WPR21LA339Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Arlington, WAThe fatigue fracture of the tailwheel fitting spring, which resulted in the loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR21LA337Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172E · Enterprise, ORThe fatigue fracture of the nose gear upper torque link, which resulted in the separation of the torque link from the shock strut and a loss of directional control.NTSB WPR21LA344Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182E · Eugene, ORLoss of directional control due to damage to the nosewheel strut that was sustained during a previous landing.NTSB ERA21LA312Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech K35 · Readington, NJThe failure of the forward end of the landing gear actuator rod.NTSB CEN21LA352Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNorth American AT-6F · Adrian, MIThe loss of control during landing due to the out of rig condition of the tailwheel which resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway.