# NTSB investigations, 1986: Gear collapsed 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 MKC87LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA031.md): Cessna 180 · Olathe, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1986 · N26DL · Substantial damage > During landing airplane ballooned due to wind gust. After touchdown. Airplane veered left and duirng pilot's correction, the left main landing gear leg broke off. Metallurgical evaluation revealed a previous fatigue failure in the fracture surface. - [NTSB MKC86FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA197.md): Rockwell NA-265-80 · Liberal, KS · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1986 · N64 · Substantial damage > The right main landing gear downlock pin retracted just before or during touchdown. The airplane touched down 21 feet short of the runway. It traveled that 21 feet, traveled the full length of the 6999-foot runway, then traveled another one-fourth of a mile… - [NTSB MKC86LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA176.md): Piper PA-30 · Hope, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1986 · N7625Y · Substantial damage > The CFI stated that the landing gear collpased during landing roll as he raised the flaps. The student, a commercial plt, was applying power for a touch and go at the time. Post accident examination of the landing gear system failed to disclose any… - [NTSB DEN86LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA196.md): Beech 95-B55 · Fargo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1986 · N67297 · Substantial damage > The plt said that he activated the landing gear retraction switch during the landing roll. The gear retracted causing the acft to settle on the rwy. - [NTSB MIA86LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA222.md): Bell 47G3B1 · Cleveland, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1986 · N53SP · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that when he took off, the acft was overweight and he was unable to remain airborne. He attempted a running landing, the skids dug in and collapsed causing the spray boom to swing forward and break the bubble canopy. - [NTSB MIA86LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA170.md): Cessna 177RG · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1986 · N1888Q · Substantial damage > The plt stated that the landing gear indicator light showed the gear to be down & locked. When the acft touched down the landing gear collasped and the acft slid to a stop. Post crash examination of the landing gear showed it to operate normally in all modes.… - [NTSB MKC86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA119.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Olathe, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1986 · N1581X · Substantial damage > During a takeoff roll fm johnson county executive airport, the PIC stated that the left landing gear collapsed and the aircraft impacted the rwy and veered off into soft terrain. Inspection revealed that when electrical power was initiated and the gear switch… - [NTSB MIA86LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA116.md): Beech BE-95 · Hollywood, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1986 · N17AT · Substantial damage > The acft had not been flown in over 2 yrs & the last annual inspection was performed 1-25-83. The acft had to be jump started due to a dead battery. During ldg roll-out, the gear collapsed. An exam of the bottom of the acft revealed damage consistent with the… - [NTSB MIA86LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA114.md): Cessna 177RG · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1986 · N35911 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that on final apch he extended the landing gear but on touchdown the gear completely collapsed. Post crash examination of the acft revealed that the alternator belt was loose allowing the battery to drain down enough so the electric hydraulic… - [NTSB MKC86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA060.md): Beech N35 · Hot Springs, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1986 · N9398Y · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he was on the landing roll and reached for the flap switch and moved the landing gear switch instead. The landing gear then retracted. - [NTSB CHI86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA086.md): Cessna 172N · St. Cloud, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1986 · N5466D · Substantial damage > The plt was diverting into galesburg due to bad weather at his original destination. Following an ILS approach at galesburg he spotted the rwy at '200 ft plus' off to his right. He then 'side-stepped' to the right but touched down in a crabbed angle. He… ## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1986 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 190) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=190&year=1986 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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