# NTSB investigations, 1996: 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 FTW97LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA041.md): Cessna 172RG · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1996 · N9520B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the main landing gear pivot gear assembly.
- [NTSB CHI96LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA272.md): Maule MT-7-235 · Poseyville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1996 · N3187Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flare during the landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the make and model of airplane.
- [NTSB SEA96LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA162.md): Conkey/Wapelhorst Lancair 235 · Cottage Grove, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1996 · N235WC · Substantial damage
  > release of the main landing gear locking mechanism for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB SEA96LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA127.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Aurora, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1996 · N67SA · Substantial damage
  > inadvertent retraction of the landing gear by the pilot during landing.
- [NTSB CHI96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA148.md): Fairchild M-62C · Garden City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1996 · N67481 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the left main landing gear strut due to corrosoion.
- [NTSB ANC96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA062.md): Cessna 170B · Togiak, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1996 · N2760D · Substantial damage
  > fatigue failure of the right main landing gear strut.

## 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") = 1996
  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=1996

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