# NTSB investigations: Forgotten action/omission

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 ERA26LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA323.md): Mooney M-20 · Stanfield, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2026 · N3706N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to adequately manage the available fuel onboard the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on uneven terrain.
- [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 CEN26LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA262.md): Beech F33A · Janesville, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2026 · N933A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB WPR26LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA240.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2026 · N501CR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.
- [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 CEN26LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA225.md): Piper PA-30 · Meridian, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2026 · N8143Y · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to verify the airplane’s fuel quantity before departure.
- [NTSB WPR26LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA210.md): Cessna P210 · Salem, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2026 · N4875K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA210.md): Cessna 172S · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 29, 2026 · N386SP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway signs.
- [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 ERA26LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA213.md): Cessna 177RG · Statesville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2026 · N177BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to 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 WPR26LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA179.md): Cessna A150L · Superior, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 10, 2026 · N6067J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to retract the flaps during takeoff following a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in degraded climb performance and an impact with an object during an off-field landing.
- [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 WPR26LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA122.md): Cessna 182M · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 6, 2026 · N71518 · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s decision to conduct an engine run at takeoff power in front of an active taxiway, and their failure to notify ATC, which resulted in the accident pilot’s loss of control during taxi due to an encounter with a jet blast.
- [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 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 WPR26LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA092.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2026 · N505AF · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to properly adjust their seat and failure to set the parking brake before engine start, which resulted in a collision with parked vehicles.
- [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 CEN26LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA092.md): Cessna 172 · San Marcos, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 7, 2026 · N5136E · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to properly configure the elevator trim for the takeoff, that resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to follow the before takeoff checklist.
- [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 ERA26LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA045.md): Beech 95 · Edgewater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 14, 2025 · N2033C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [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 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 ANC25LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA117.md): Piper PA-31 · Kotlik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2025 · N16SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [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 WPR25LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA283.md): Cessna 150F · Rigby, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2025 · N8047F · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper flap position during takeoff, which resulted in degraded climb performance and a subsequent impact with a building.
- [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 ERA25LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA354.md): Jonker Sailplanes JS3 · New Castle, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 13, 2025 · N68MF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the glider for landing, which resulted in an excessive descent rate during approach, and subsequent collision with trees short of the intended landing area.
- [NTSB ERA25LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA373.md): Cessna P210 · Akron, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 9, 2025 · N44475 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the fight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot.
- [NTSB ERA25LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA335.md): Lafferty Jack SEA REY · Bell, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 6, 2025 · N2469J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to raise the landing gear before landing on the water.
- [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 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 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 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 WPR25LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA122.md): Beech C90A · Helena, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2025 · N513JM · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear to fully extend and lock as a result of broken downlock switch wires and the failure of the pilots to complete the manual gear extension 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 WPR25LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA110.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 10, 2025 · N44KY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of helicopter control after the door opened during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to confirm that the door was properly closed before departure.
- [NTSB ERA25LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA131.md): Mallory Horton AQUA-BEE · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 25, 2025 · N799RX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?page=2

## 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", '02041035'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases

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