# NTSB investigations: Gear extension and retract sys

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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA311.md): Cessna T210M · Logan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2026 · N761WT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR26LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA308.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Norton Shores, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2026 · N5LC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA265.md): Beech E35 · Lincoln, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2026 · N3272C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended prior to landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA240.md): Beech 58 · Traverse City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2026 · N96GB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA235.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Bartow, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2026 · N5376P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA188.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Corpus Christi, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 13, 2026 · N6915Z · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB WPR26LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA171.md): Cessna 210 · Redding, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 25, 2026 · N6130F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.
- [NTSB ERA26LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA182.md): Donald E Johnston Velocity XL-RG · Crestview, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2026 · N621CM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA173.md): Beech 58 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 11, 2026 · N38020 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear lever during the landing roll, which resulted in a gear collapse and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA26LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA150.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Athens, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 14, 2026 · N9024P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA146.md): Schroder David Lancair IV-P · Feather Sound, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 8, 2026 · N366TF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA139.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 5, 2026 · N44443 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA124.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Glencoe, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2026 · N279SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB ERA26LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA113.md): Cessna 320C · Bartow, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2026 · N3034T · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance 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.
- [NTSB ERA26LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA126.md): Cessna 172RG · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 1, 2026 · N949SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA089.md): Piper PA24 · Bay City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 8, 2026 · N7085P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down and locked before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA083.md): Icon A5 · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 30, 2025 · N601BA · Substantial damage
  > A nose landing gear collapse during landing.
- [NTSB WPR26LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA057.md): Porto Risen SV · Carson City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 13, 2025 · N817D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA086.md): Pipistrel D O O Panthera X152 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 12, 2025 · N37RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA057.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Eastman, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 26, 2025 · N441HG · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructors failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA26LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA071.md): Beech D95A · Jasper, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 12, 2025 · N95DJ · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB CEN26LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA038.md): Cessna R182 · Brainerd, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 5, 2025 · N9054C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extended to landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA041.md): Douglas B-26B · Ponca City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 1, 2025 · N9682C · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the nose landing gear link which resulted in a loss of directional.
- [NTSB ERA26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA028.md): Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACF · Dayton, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 31, 2025 · N222FT · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left main landing gear due to the fatigue fracture of the lower landing gear actuator bolt.
- [NTSB ERA26LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA030.md): Hugh Nunnally Farrior Cozy MK IV · McRae-Helena, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2025 · N222HF · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB CEN26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA028.md): Beech A36 · Hondo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 22, 2025 · N17826 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the Before Landing checklist.
- [NTSB CEN26LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA025.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Eau Claire, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 19, 2025 · N5865P · Substantial damage
  > The 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…
- [NTSB ERA26LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA002.md): Maule M-7-260 · Parkland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2025 · N368FS · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB CEN25LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA394.md): Piper PA46 · Henderson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 25, 2025 · N388TW · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB WPR25LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA293.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Lake Havasu City, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2025 · N462HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and failure to conduct the before landing checklist.
- [NTSB ERA25LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA351.md): Piper PA28R · Smyrna, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2025 · N47742 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA371.md): Cessna 560 · Dallas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 6, 2025 · N560RT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA343.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2025 · N8313N · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB ERA25LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA318.md): Scoda Aeronautica Ltda Super Petrel LS · Portsmouth, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2025 · N999XX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA319.md): Beech S35 · Lowell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2025 · N861T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA237.md): Cessna R182 · Thermal, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2025 · N2658C · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB CEN25LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA290.md): Cessna R182 · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2025 · N737HN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction of other traffic and failure to follow his landing procedures.
- [NTSB CEN25LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA278.md): Ravin 500 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2025 · C-GPDZ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear lateral pushrod end fitting which resulted in a landing gear collapse during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN25LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA253.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Melbourne, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2025 · N935ER · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to use the airplane pre-landing checklist and failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA263.md): Piper PA34 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 10, 2025 · N1293T · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB ERA25LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA262.md): Raytheon G58 · East Hampton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2025 · N215MB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction.
- [NTSB CEN25LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA220.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Ashland, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2025 · N8817P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.
- [NTSB ANC25LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA050.md): Short Bros SD3-60 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2025 · N221LM · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to complete the Before Landing checklist.
- [NTSB ERA25LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA205.md): Beech P35 · Houserville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 13, 2025 · N2840R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA182.md): Robb Aventura II · Elmore, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 13, 2025 · N744RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to configure the airplane for a water landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA168.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 4, 2025 · N333SE · Substantial damage
  > Separation of the lower nose landing gear down lock link bolt, which resulted in a collapse of the nose landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA133.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Liberal, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 20, 2025 · N38871 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the prelanding checklist.
- [NTSB CEN25LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA120.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Lincoln, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 12, 2025 · N93TJ · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the flight crew to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA135.md): Icon A5 · Smithville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 25, 2025 · N459BA · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB CEN25LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA087.md): Epic E1000 · Arcola, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 23, 2025 · N44BN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.

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## 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."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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