# NTSB investigations, NM: 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 DEN07LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA156.md): Cessna 402B · Hobbs, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 2007 · N402BF · Substantial damage > The failure of the left main landing gear down lock due to overload causing the main landing gear to collapse. - [NTSB FTW97LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA334.md): Beech E90 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1997 · N16NM · Substantial damage > Fatigue failure of the right main landing gear retraction/extension torque tube. - [NTSB FTW97FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA255.md): Boeing 727-247 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1997 · N2809W · Substantial damage > The inadequate inspection of the right main landing gear forward trunnion bearing support fitting. Factors were the failure of the right main landing gear forward trunnion bearing support fitting and the subsequent right main landing gear failure. - [NTSB FTW97LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA076.md): Cessna 140A · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1997 · N3799V · Substantial damage > The fracture of the right main landing gear for an undetermined reason. - [NTSB FTW92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA027.md): Cessna R182 · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1991 · N2645C · Substantial damage > The right main gear collapsed for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB DEN89LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA138.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1989 · N36345 · Substantial damage > Failure of the left main landing gear trunnion. A contributing factor was: inadequate inspection procedure in Piper service bulletin #787A. - [NTSB DEN88LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA039.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1987 · N23497 · Substantial damage > While practicing crosswind landings the instructor stated that the student touched down normally with aprx 5 knot crosswind. Upon touch down, the right main landing gear separated from the acft causing substantial damage. There were no injuries and no fire.… - [NTSB DEN87IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87IA031.md): Beech C-99 · Albuquerque, NM · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1986 · N7212P · Minor damage > Mesa airline flt 114 was on a scheduled flt from Albuquerque to clovis, NM. Upon touchdown at clovis, the left landing gear began to collapse and a go-around was successful. The crew elected to return to Albuquerque where emerg equipment could stand by. After… - [NTSB DEN85LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA157.md): Luscombe 8E · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1985 · N2669K · Substantial damage > The plt reported that during a normal landing, the right main gear folded back, followed by collapse of the left main gear. An exam revealed evidence of fatigue failure of a clevis bolt in the threaded area. - [NTSB DEN84LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA190.md): Cessna 180 · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1984 · N153M · Substantial damage > During the landing roll, the right gear collapsed & the acft veered off the rwy. An exam revealed that the right wheel ass'y had separated from the gear leg. There was evidence that the 2 lower bolts had been stripped prior to the wheel failure, either by… - [NTSB DEN84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA128.md): Cessna 421C · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1984 · N6205X · Substantial damage > While taxiing after landing, the acft was in a left turn when the right main gear collapsed. The plt reported that all 3 gear indicated down & lock, both before & after the mishap. An exam of the right main gear actuator, pn 9910136-4, revealed that… - [NTSB FTW82DA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA243.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Grants, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 22, 1982 · N1351H · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he was very tired and fell asleep while descending to 7500 ft MSL in the vicinity of Grants, NM. Reportedly, the next thing he remembered was the aircraft contacting the ground, bouncing, and then coming to a stop. An examination of the… - [NTSB FTW82DA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA056.md): Cessna 177RG · Artesia, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 7, 1982 · N33281 · Substantial damage > While taxiing, the aircraft was lifted up on its right main gear by a gust of wind. When the aircraft settled back down, the left main inboard castering bolt sheared and the left main gear collapsed. The wind was gustng to 20 knots. ## 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" = 'NM' 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=NM --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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