# Landing gear steering system

- 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) › Landing gear steering system
- NTSB code: 01023250
- Cases: 32
- In the probable cause: 29
- Fatal cases: 0
- All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023250/cases.md
- Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023250/cases.md?cause=1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023250

## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all)

- 2008: 1 / 1
- 2009: 1 / 1
- 2011: 4 / 4
- 2012: 2 / 2
- 2013: 1 / 1
- 2014: 2 / 3
- 2015: 3 / 3
- 2016: 2 / 2
- 2017: 1 / 1
- 2018: 1 / 1
- 2020: 3 / 3
- 2021: 2 / 2
- 2022: 1 / 1
- 2023: 2 / 4
- 2025: 3 / 3

## Defining events in these cases

- [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 16 cases
- [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 10 cases
- [Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094): 3 cases
- [Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470): 1 cases
- [Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333): 1 cases
- [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 1 cases

## Aircraft models (registry)

- [North American T-6G](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g): 2 cases
- [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2): 1 cases
- [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d): 1 cases
- [Rockwell International 114](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114): 1 cases
- [New Piper PA-46-500TP](https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-46-500tp): 1 cases
- [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12): 1 cases
- [North American SNJ-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6): 1 cases
- [Gates Lear Jet 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35): 1 cases
- [Lancair LC41-550FG](https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc41-550fg): 1 cases
- [Fairchild 24R-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46): 1 cases

## Other findings in the same cases

- [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 15 cases
- [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 7 cases
- [Sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017) (Environmental issues): 2 cases
- [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 2 cases
- [Nose/tail gear strut/axle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023222) (Aircraft): 2 cases
- [Nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220) (Aircraft): 2 cases
- [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 1 cases
- [Oversight of reg compliance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04032040) (Organizational issues): 1 cases
- [Glare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036030) (Environmental issues): 1 cases
- [Crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040) (Environmental issues): 1 cases

## Newest cases

- [NTSB ERA25LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA371), Sep 28, 2025: North American T-6G (N888WV), Rossville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the airplane’s path during takeoff toward the setting sun. Contributing was the undetected worn and fractured tailwheel locking pin.
- [NTSB CEN25LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA245), Jul 9, 2025: Fairchild 24R (N81210), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing due to excessive wear in the tailwheel steering assembly.
- [NTSB WPR25LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA193), Jun 29, 2025: Cessna 182F (N3608U), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the nose wheel steering shaft and subsequent rotation of the nosewheel which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA024), Oct 27, 2023: Piper PA-12 (N3910M), Rangeley, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, after the right tailwheel spring separated.
- [NTSB WPR23LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA269), Jun 1, 2023: CSP Leasing MTO Sport (N207AG), Gardiner, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the rudder/nosewheel steering system for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in loss of yaw control and a subsequent rollover.
- [NTSB ERA23LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA170), Mar 29, 2023: North American T-6G (N791MH), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control on the ground as a result of left tailwheel steering cable separation.
- [NTSB WPR23LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA130), Mar 18, 2023: Aero Commander 100-180 (N4064X), Gordonville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue fracture of the nose landing gear scissor link, which resulted in a separation of the nose landing gear piston assembly.
- [NTSB ERA22LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA214), May 1, 2022: North American SNJ-6 (N451WA), Greenwood, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control due to a fractured tailwheel steering linkage assembly.
- [NTSB ERA21LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA358), Sep 13, 2021: Alon A2 (N5644F), Abingdon, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a nosewheel steering actuator arm, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB ERA21LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA138), Feb 25, 2021: Dassault Mirage F1 B (N601AX), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Nose landing gear contact with a raised aircraft arresting system during takeoff, which damaged components of the nose wheel steering system and resulted in an uncommanded left turn and loss of…

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.

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