# NTSB investigations, 2001: 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 SEA02LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA018.md): Luscombe 8C · Olympia, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2001 · N1577K · Substantial damage
  > Directional control not maintained during the landing roll. Factors include main gear overload and standing water on the runway.
- [NTSB MIA02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA035.md): Cessna 175A · Fairhope, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2001 · N7095E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to check wind conditions prior to landing resulting in a landing with a tailwind, on a wet runway, and damage to the airplane during a ground loop in an attempt to stop the airplane before over running the runway.
- [NTSB SEA02LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA015.md): Cessna 402B · Pasco, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 2001 · N910WT · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to keep the aircraft from touching down short of the displaced threshold, and his failure to maintain directional control after the aircraft's left main gear tire deflated as a result of impacting the lip at the beginning of the subject…
- [NTSB CHI02LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA018.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Peoria, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2001 · N5984V · Substantial damage
  > The gear collapse for undetermined reasons during the landing roll. A factor was the pilot not using a proper touchdown point by landing long.
- [NTSB NYC02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA007.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2001 · N91284 · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the right main landing gear for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI01LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA330.md): Colonial C-2 · Faribault, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 2001 · N273B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear shock strut.
- [NTSB ANC01LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA145.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Tanana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2001 · N4352F · Substantial damage
  > An unlocked landing gear mechanism during landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was an electrical system failure.
- [NTSB ATL01LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA112.md): Cessna 210K · Bessemer, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2001 · N9455M · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the landing gear-down lock mechanism, which resulted in the pilot's inability to control the airplane. A factor was the trees.
- [NTSB LAX01TA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01TA284.md): Aero Commander 500S · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 21, 2001 · N975AA · Substantial damage
  > The main landing gear collapsed for undetemined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI01LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA279.md): Globe GC-1B · Traverse City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2001 · N80917 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not following the emergency landing gear extension procedures. Factors were the failure of the hydraulic motor, and the landing gear locks not engaged.
- [NTSB FTW01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA170.md): Cessna T210N · Amarillo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2001 · N6114A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was extended and locked before landing. A contributing factor was a tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker, which resulted in the failure of the main landing gear to fully extend and lock.
- [NTSB DEN01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA114.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Provo, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2001 · N303RC · Substantial damage
  > inadvertent retraction of the landing gear by the pilot rated student during landing roll. A contributing factors was the failure of the instructor to adequately supervise the student.
- [NTSB ATL01LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA058.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Brooksville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2001 · N3042C · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the left main landing gear strut that resulted in collapse of the landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI01LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA079.md): Cessna 310R · Cahokia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2001 · N4249C · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll for undetermined reasons.

## 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") = 2001
  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=2001

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