# NTSB investigations, 1996: 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 CHI97IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA031.md): ATR 42 · Covington, KY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1996 · N47AE · Minor damage
  > improper use of procedures by maintenance personnel at an overhaul facility during overhaul of the landing gear, allowing corrosion to occur on the barrel lugs of the landing gear, which subsequently led to fatigue cracking of the lugs and eventual collapse…
- [NTSB CHI96LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA305.md): Taylorcraft 19 · Shakopee, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1996 · N6630N · Substantial damage
  > failure of the right main landing gear shock strut due to internal corrosion. The restriction to inspection of the strut was a related factor.
- [NTSB SEA96LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA197.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Challis, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1996 · N7507D · Substantial damage
  > corrosion in the left main landing gear cluster, which resulted in a failure of the left main landing gear. Inadequate inspection by undetermined maintenance personnel was a related factor.
- [NTSB LAX96LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA260.md): Cessna P210N · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1996 · N4844K · Substantial damage
  > failure of the landing gear to go and/or remain in a down-and-locked condition for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB CHI96LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA219.md): Navion NA1 · Evansville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1996 · N4096K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot did not maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll.
- [NTSB NYC96LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA108.md): Piper J3C-65 · Kittanning, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1996 · N22946 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision and improper fuel management, which resulted in a precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB CHI96IA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA125.md): ATR 42 · Traverse City, MI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1996 · N421MQ · Minor damage
  > improper use of procedures by maintenance personnel at an overhaul facility during overhaul of the landing gear, allowing corrosion to occur on the barrel lugs of the landing gear, which subsequently led to fatigue cracking of the lugs and eventual collapse…
- [NTSB ANC96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA030.md): Cessna 185F · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1996 · N5246E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.
- [NTSB MIA96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA076.md): Cessna 310L · Auburn, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1996 · N2201F · Substantial damage
  > an overstress failure of the left main gear side brace lock end fitting for undetermined reasons.

## 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") = 1996
  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=1996

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