# NTSB investigations, 1998: 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 ATL98LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA130.md): Cessna 210L · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1998 · N300EW · Substantial damage
  > A 6-8 inch crack on the right main landing gear strut, which allowed the hydraulic fluid to escape from the system, along with a power pack sequencing valve failure which allowed the main landing gear to fold on landing. A factor in the accident was the…
- [NTSB NYC98LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA186.md): Cessna 180 · Lakeshore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1998 · N6503A · Substantial damage
  > Failures of the right float's nose wheel do to a preexisting fatigue crack.
- [NTSB CHI98LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA295.md): North American SNJ-6B · Quincy, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1998 · N7983C · Substantial damage
  > the right main landing gear collapsed for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB IAD98LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA114.md): Let Blanik L-13 · Hammonton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1998 · N49CC · Substantial damage
  > Improper maintenance, which resulted in an over-pressurized landing gear.
- [NTSB ANC98IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98IA096.md): Cessna 185 · Homer, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1998 · N3347L · Minor damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear leg due to corrosion pitting and fatigue.
- [NTSB LAX98LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA216.md): Cessna 180H · Ocotillo Wells, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1998 · N4803E · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear due to a probable hard landing at an undetermined time.
- [NTSB CHI98LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA196.md): Cessna 172K · Omaha, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1998 · N758FY · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft modification not being in compliance with the Supplemental Type Certificate. A factor to the accident was the fracture of the landing gear axle during landing.
- [NTSB CHI98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA174.md): Cessna 310L · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1998 · N333WD · Substantial damage
  > the collapse of the left main landing gear for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA98LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA125.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1998 · N8269A · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the O-rings in the landing gear hydraulic cylinder.

## 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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