# NTSB investigations, 1987: 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 MIA88LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA054.md): Cessna 310F · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1987 · N317L · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he had made three touch & go landings & on the fourth landing, while on rollout, the left main gear collapsed & the acft slid to a stop on the runway. Post crash examination of the landing gear revealed that the left main gear downlock rod…
- [NTSB CHI88LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA023.md): Cessna A150K · Elkhart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1987 · N8382M · Substantial damage
  > The plt of Cessna A150K, N8382M, was landing after the plt of another Cessna 150 had landed & had started to back-taxi up the same rwy. The plt of the other acft stated that she had announced her intentions to back taxi up the rwy & that she did not hear any…
- [NTSB MIA87LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA258.md): Aero Commander 560-F · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1987 · N61BT · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he had just completed his third touch & go ldg when the gear collapsed while the acft was on the rwy. A plt/mechanic who assisted in removing the acft from the rwy stated that just after the accident, he peered into the cockpit & observed…
- [NTSB ATL87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA150.md): Piper PA-28-200 · Maxwell Afb, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1987 · N6857J · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll, the pilot lost directional control of the acft. The right main and nose gears collapsed. Inspection of the acft failed to reveal any system malfunction/failure.
- [NTSB CHI87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA121.md): Beech 58P · Evansville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1987 · N6401H · Substantial damage
  > During landing roll-out the left main and nose gear collapsed. The pilot stated in his report that he does not recall touching any switches on roll-out. However, upon exiting the aircraft, the pilot reported that the landing gear relay was tripped open and…
- [NTSB MIA87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA120.md): Cessna 210C · Ponch, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1987 · N3643Y · Substantial damage
  > The acft was found abandoned in a sugar beet field with the landing gear collapsed. Information pertaining to the occupant(s), history of flt, and facts pertaining to the accident could not be determined. Injury index presumed.
- [NTSB ANC87LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA053.md): Cessna 185F · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1987 · N9618H · Substantial damage
  > While taxiing on skis at excess speed, the pilot lost control of the airplane in a crosswind. The landing gear box failed causing substantial damage to the airframe and propeller.

## 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") = 1987
  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=1987

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