# NTSB investigations, KS: Main 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 CHI91LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA227.md): Aero Commander 500B · Hutchinson, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1991 · N120EL · Substantial damage
  > The landing gear handle was placed in the gear up postion prematurely resulting in a gear retraction during takeoff. Factors related to the accident were proper procedures were not followed by the pilot.
- [NTSB CHI90LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA238.md): Mooney M20B · Winfield, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1990 · N74745 · Substantial damage
  > Non-compliance of an airworthiness directive by maintenance personnel.
- [NTSB MKC89FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA038.md): Cessna 650 · Hutchinson, KS · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1988 · N61BE · Substantial damage
  > Purpose of flight was to prepare the left-seat pilot for a type rating, and this was his first landing since completing ground school. There was another student in the jump seat, and two more in the back of the airplane. The airplane was landing on runway 31;…
- [NTSB MKC86LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA072.md): Jim Elliott VP-2 · Scott City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1986 · N32JE · Substantial damage
  > The plt was making his first flt in the acft which is powered by a volkswagon, 1,834 cc eng. The acft became airborne from a hard surface rwy and climbed to about 100 ft AGL. The plt said the controls felt mushy and when he attempted to climb the airspeed…
- [NTSB MKC85LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA011.md): Cessna 310J · Chanute, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1984 · N3074L · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll the left main landing gear collapsed. Examination of the acft after the accident revealed several mechanical discrepancies. The only gear related problem noted was the landing gear limit switches were out of adjustment but it could not…
- [NTSB MKC84LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA238.md): Cessna 401 · Hutchinson, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1984 · N101SB · Substantial damage
  > While taxiing for takeoff the plt turned from the taxiway onto the rwy & the left main gear collapsed. Post crash examination of the left gear revealed that the ldg gear wing rib support bracket failed allowing the gear to collapse. A Cessna service letter…
- [NTSB MKC84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA117.md): Cessna 401 · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1984 · N101SB · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that 3-4 secs after he made a smooth landing, the right main landing gear collapsed. The acft then went off the side of the rwy & struck a sign. Post-accident inspection indicated that the right gear had been down & locked before the gear had…
- [NTSB MKC82FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA174.md): Cessna 421A · Sabetha, KS · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1982 · N2231Q · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that the gear indicated down and locked prior to landing and during the first part of the landing roll. After about 1,000 ft of roll the plt got an unsafe indication and the left wing began to settle. After the left gear collapsed the acft…

## 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  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" = 191)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=191&state=KS

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