NTSB investigations

418 cases where NTSB found Gear extension and retract sys.

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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\", '01023230'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR26LA311Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210M · Logan, UTThe pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.Aug 21, 2026 · N761WT · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA308Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Norton Shores, MIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Aug 15, 2026 · N5LC · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA265Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E35 · Lincoln, ALThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended prior to landing.Jun 27, 2026 · N3272C · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA240Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Traverse City, MIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Jun 24, 2026 · N96GB · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Bartow, FLThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.May 23, 2026 · N5376P · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA188Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Corpus Christi, TXThe 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.May 13, 2026 · N6915Z · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Redding, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.Apr 25, 2026 · N6130F · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA182Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDonald E Johnston Velocity XL-RG · Crestview, FLThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Apr 17, 2026 · N621CM · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA173Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Stevensville, MDThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear lever during the landing roll, which resulted in a gear collapse and runway excursion.Apr 11, 2026 · N38020 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA150Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Athens, GAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Mar 14, 2026 · N9024P · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA146Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchroder David Lancair IV-P · Feather Sound, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Mar 8, 2026 · N366TF · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · St. Augustine, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Mar 5, 2026 · N44443 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA124Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201 · Glencoe, MNThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.Feb 23, 2026 · N279SR · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA113Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 320C · Bartow, FLMaintenance personnel’s failure to perform an adequate inspection of the airplane’s landing gear, which resulted in a collapse of the left main landing gear during landing.Feb 9, 2026 · N3034T · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172RG · Pembroke Pines, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Feb 1, 2026 · N949SM · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA089Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA24 · Bay City, MIThe pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down and locked before landing.Jan 8, 2026 · N7085P · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportIcon A5 · Gulf Shores, ALA nose landing gear collapse during landing.Dec 30, 2025 · N601BA · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA057Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPorto Risen SV · Carson City, NVThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.Dec 13, 2025 · N817D · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA086Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPipistrel D O O Panthera X152 · Atlanta, GAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Dec 12, 2025 · N37RR · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA057Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Eastman, GAThe flight instructors failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Nov 26, 2025 · N441HG · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA071Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech D95A · Jasper, ALThe pilots’ failure to ensure that the airplane’s landing gear was extended before landing. Contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision during the landing approach.Nov 12, 2025 · N95DJ · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA038Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Brainerd, MNThe pilot’s failure to extended to landing gear before landing.Nov 5, 2025 · N9054C · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDouglas B-26B · Ponca City, OKFailure of the nose landing gear link which resulted in a loss of directional.Nov 1, 2025 · N9682C · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportConsolidated Vultee 28-5ACF · Dayton, TNThe collapse of the left main landing gear due to the fatigue fracture of the lower landing gear actuator bolt.Oct 31, 2025 · N222FT · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA030Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHugh Nunnally Farrior Cozy MK IV · McRae-Helena, GAThe pilot’s failure to extend the nose landing gear, which resulted in a nose gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inappropriate decision to continue to fly with known delamination damage to the propeller.Oct 28, 2025 · N222HF · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Hondo, TXThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the Before Landing checklist.Oct 22, 2025 · N17826 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA025Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Eau Claire, WIThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unfamiliarity with the landing gear warning horn and failure to verify the gear was extended with the cockpit position…Oct 19, 2025 · N5865P · Substantial damageNTSB ERA26LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-7-260 · Parkland, FLThe pilot’s failure to retract the amphibious airplane’s landing gear before conducting a forced landing on the water, which resulted in a nose over.Oct 4, 2025 · N368FS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA394Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Henderson, TXThe 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.Sep 25, 2025 · N388TW · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Lake Havasu City, AZThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and failure to conduct the before landing checklist.Sep 23, 2025 · N462HP · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA351Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Smyrna, TNThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Sep 17, 2025 · N47742 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA371Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 560 · Dallas, TXThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Sep 6, 2025 · N560RT · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA343Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear’s electrical retraction/extension system, which tripped the circuit breaker.Aug 20, 2025 · N8313N · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA318Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportScoda Aeronautica Ltda Super Petrel LS · Portsmouth, NHThe pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.Aug 18, 2025 · N999XX · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA319Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech S35 · Lowell, MIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Aug 9, 2025 · N861T · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Thermal, CAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a pre-landing checklist.Jul 31, 2025 · N2658C · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA290Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Lansing, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction of other traffic and failure to follow his landing procedures.Jul 22, 2025 · N737HN · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA278Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRavin 500 · Oshkosh, WIThe failure of the left main landing gear lateral pushrod end fitting which resulted in a landing gear collapse during the landing roll.Jul 21, 2025 · C-GPDZ · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA253Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Melbourne, ARThe flight crew’s failure to use the airplane pre-landing checklist and failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.Jul 15, 2025 · N935ER · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA263Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA34 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial actions during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane contacting the runway with the landing gear retracted.Jul 10, 2025 · N1293T · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA262Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRaytheon G58 · East Hampton, NYThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction.Jun 24, 2025 · N215MB · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Ashland, WIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.Jun 24, 2025 · N8817P · Substantial damageNTSB ANC25LA050Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportShort Bros SD3-60 · Honolulu, HIThe pilots’ failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to complete the Before Landing checklist.Jun 11, 2025 · N221LM · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA205Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech P35 · Houserville, PAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.May 13, 2025 · N2840R · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA182Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobb Aventura II · Elmore, ALThe pilot’s failure to configure the airplane for a water landing.Apr 13, 2025 · N744RA · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA168Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Vero Beach, FLSeparation of the lower nose landing gear down lock link bolt, which resulted in a collapse of the nose landing gear during landing.Apr 4, 2025 · N333SE · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA133Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201T · Liberal, KSThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the prelanding checklist.Mar 20, 2025 · N38871 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA120Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Lincoln, NEA failure of the flight crew to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing.Mar 12, 2025 · N93TJ · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA135Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportIcon A5 · Smithville, TNThe pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear prior to landing in water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use the manufacturer’s provided checklist.Feb 25, 2025 · N459BA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEpic E1000 · Arcola, TXThe pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.Jan 23, 2025 · N44BN · Substantial damage