# NTSB investigations, 1995: 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 FTW96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA064.md): Cessna 310D · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1995 · N6925T · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left main landing gear strut at the fork weld.
- [NTSB SEA95LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA204.md): Stinson 108-1 · Corvallis, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1995 · N8865K · Substantial damage
  > Shearing of the right main landing gear shock strut retainer cap retaining pins.
- [NTSB NYC95LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA201.md): Cessna 310B · Monticello, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1995 · N661R · Substantial damage
  > fatigue failure of the right main landing gear during the landing, which resulted in a gear collapse, loss of directional control, and subsequent collision with an embankment.
- [NTSB NYC95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA170.md): Hughes 269B · Honesdale, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1995 · N9483F · Destroyed
  > Corrosion and subsequent failure of the attaching lugs for the left (4H) shock strut assembly, which resulted in collapse of the landing gear/skid.
- [NTSB LAX95LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA251.md): Mooney M-20-M · Santa Monica, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1995 · N200CT · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper remedial action during an aborted takeoff due to an improperly installed pitot line to the airspeed indicator.
- [NTSB NYC95IA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95IA106.md): Douglas DC-8-71 · Louisville, KY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 13, 1995 · N707UP · Minor damage
  > preexisting crack(s) on the inside surface of the right main landing gear cylinder, and the subsequent fracture of the cylinder, which resulted in a collapse of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI95LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA147.md): Cessna 172M · Brooklyn, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1995 · N9347H · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue failure of the left main landing gear. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper flare for landing, and soft terrain.
- [NTSB LAX95LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA152.md): American Champion 8KCAB · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1995 · N111LS · Substantial damage
  > the failure and collapse of the left main landing gear due to a defective and improper weld by the manufacturer.
- [NTSB MIA95IA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA077.md): Short Brothers SD3-60 · St. Thomas · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1995 · N376MQ · Minor damage
  > Inadequate application of sealant on the right main landing gear shock absorber cylinder nut, and inadequate quality control by the manufacturer.
- [NTSB CHI95LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA073.md): Cessna 421C · Angola, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1995 · N421AW · Substantial damage
  > Overload failure of the right main landing gear shock strut sleeve for an unknown reason.

## 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") = 1995
  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&year=1995

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