# NTSB investigations: Tube

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 CEN26LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA105.md): Cessna 441 · Pflugerville, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 31, 2026 · N441EC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a rejected takeoff due to a flat nose wheel tire which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was pilot fatigue which delayed the rejected takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN25LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA174.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Saint James, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 10, 2025 · N453MK · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear tire casing and tube due to excessive wear which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing.
- [NTSB WPR25LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA059.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 8, 2024 · N9199R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing with a flat tire.
- [NTSB CEN24LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA227.md): Beech D55 · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2024 · N321N · Substantial damage
  > The deflated right main landing gear tire due to a sidewall puncture made by an unknown object, which led to the pilot’s loss of directional control and the landing gear collapse during landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN23LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA222.md): Pitts S-2S · Garden Plain, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2023 · N1PW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing roll due to a flat tire.
- [NTSB ERA21LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA251.md): Piper PA-24 · Monticello, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2021 · N5779P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a failure of the right main landing gear tire on landing rollout, a subsequent loss of directional control, and landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB WPR20CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA298.md): Cessna 208 · Whitmore, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2020 · N186GC · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during landing due to a flat main landing gear tire, which resulted in a lateral runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR15LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA148.md): Cessna 206H · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2015 · N245RB · Substantial damage
  > A blown nose landing gear tire during landing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB WPR15CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA026.md): Rockwell 690B · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2014 · N130TT · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the nose gear tire, which resulted in the vibration of the nose landing gear and subsequent fire to the tire and forward section of the fuselage structure.
- [NTSB ERA14CA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA463.md): Beech D55 · Hazleton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 27, 2014 · N222JJ · Substantial damage
  > The brake application for unknown reasons resulting in rupture of the left main landing gear tire and tube, and subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN14CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA119.md): Piper PA46 500TP · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 23, 2014 · N403KC · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control while landing due to the failure of the inner tube in the left tire.
- [NTSB CEN14LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA011.md): Davenport Long EZ · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2013 · N282RD · Substantial damage
  > The sudden loss of tire pressure during takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB WPR13CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA306.md): Maule MX7-180A · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2013 · N5839R · Substantial damage
  > A flat main landing gear tire during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR11CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA433.md): Sherman Craig W Glasair III · Kanab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2011 · N17S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, as a result of a flat left main landing gear tire.
- [NTSB WPR11FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA093.md): Piper PA46-500TP · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 2011 · N5365D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was low nosewheel tire pressure.
- [NTSB WPR10LA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA479.md): Piper PA-46-350P · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2010 · N90SE · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a manufacturing splice of the right main landing gear tire’s inner tube, which resulted in a deflated tire and a consequent loss of directional control on landing.
- [NTSB WPR10LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA147.md): Beech 58 · Portland, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2010 · N3700N · Substantial damage
  > The overstress failure of a nose landing gear mechanism bolt, which precluded the nose gear retract brace assembly from locking the nose gear in the extended position and allowed the nose landing gear to collapse. Contributing to the accident was the failure…
- [NTSB WPR10CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA041.md): Cessna 180 · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 31, 2009 · N1712C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the inner tube of the right main tire during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR09CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA134.md): Kreps Thorp T-18-C · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 1, 2009 · N118CK · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control due to the fatigue failure of a tubular steel gear leg along a corroded weld line.

## 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", '01023245'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023245/cases

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