# NTSB investigations, NJ: 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 NYC91LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA248.md): Fairchild SW3 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1991 · N159MC · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the down lock roller bearings of the right main landing gear, as the result of an improper modification.
- [NTSB NYC85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA075.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Colts Neck, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1985 · N2558Z · Substantial damage
  > The plt returned to the arpt after a glider tow flt to land. During a 3-point touchdown, the acft hit a rut & bounced in the air. The plt recovered & made another 3-point touchdown, then heard a 'loud crack' & saw the right main gear separate. He stated that…
- [NTSB NYC84LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA297.md): Piper PA-601P · Teterboro, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1984 · N18ZZ · Substantial damage
  > Acft was cleared to taxi to the rwy. Taxiway was blocked by construction. Plt elected to taxi to runup area to make a 180 deg turn. Plt turned right and right main gear went off pavement onto the soft shoulder and collapsed.
- [NTSB NYC84LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA290.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Caldwell, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1984 · N24397 · Substantial damage
  > The instructor plt stated that while he was giving instruction, he made a normal landing. When the wheels touched down, the right main gear snapped off & hit the side of the fuselage. The acft then skidded along the rwy until it came to rest.
- [NTSB NYC84FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA089.md): Cessna 401A · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1984 · N6252Q · Substantial damage
  > The main landing gear collapsed after landing. A CFI awaiting takeoff said that the approach and touchdown were normal with the gear down. As the acft rolled the left main gear collapsed and the acft gradually left the rwy and became miredin mud. Inspection…
- [NTSB NYC83FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA241.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1983 · N27360 · Substantial damage
  > Upon landing on rwy 29 the plt became concerned with another acft landing on rwy 11. Although the landing was long the plt elected to remain on the ground due to uncertainty of the other acft's position. When he reached the end of the rwy he turned 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" = 'NJ' 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=NJ

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