# NTSB investigations, 2003: 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 MIA04LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA036.md): Cessna 310P · Crystal River, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 2003 · N5811M · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in operation of the airplane with a deflated nose landing gear strut, which resulted in the nose gear failing to lock in position, gear collapse, and damage to the airplane during landing…
- [NTSB SEA04LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA017.md): Cessna 150C · Toledo, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2003 · N7934Z · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the main landing gear attachment during the landing roll. An inadequate maintenance modification was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC03LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA181.md): Cessna A185F · Marion, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2003 · N44222 · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue and corrosion of the right main landing gear attachment, which resulted in a gear collapse while landing.
- [NTSB SEA03LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA174.md): Piper PA-28-200R · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N4816T · Substantial damage
  > Landing gear collapse for undetermined reasons during the landing roll. On ground collision with a runway light was a factor.
- [NTSB DEN03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA116.md): Cessna T210M · Aspen, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2003 · N761XE · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the landing gear actuator switch. Factors relating to the accident were the false landing gear indication, the precautionary landing, and the improper maintenance adjustment performed on the landing gear switch prior to the accident flight.
- [NTSB CHI03LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA177.md): Waco ARE · Battle Creek, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2003 · N20953 · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate material used in the landing gear cross supports leading to its collapse during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA03LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA113.md): Cessna 206 · Soldier Bar, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2003 · N7372Q · Substantial damage
  > The overload failure of the nose landing gear assembly during the landing roll, due to an improper maintenance installation. A factor was the rough/uneven terrain condition.
- [NTSB NYC03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA099.md): Cessna 182F · Washington Cour, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 2003 · N3591Y · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the nose gear assembly. A factor was the inadequate inspection by the pilot/mechanic.
- [NTSB SEA03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA063.md): Herb Six Northstar · Medford, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2003 · N606HS · Substantial damage
  > The compressive buckling and collapse of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB LAX03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA085.md): Mooney M20D · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2003 · N6639U · Substantial damage
  > Collapse of the landing gear during landing rollout, resulting from the pilot/mechanic's incorrect landing gear locking mechanism (linkage) adjustment.
- [NTSB SEA03LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA027.md): Classic Fighter Industries ME-262 Reproduction · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2003 · N262AZ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main gear hydraulic actuator locking slide during landing. Factors include an embankment adjacent to the landing runway.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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