# NTSB investigations, 2000: 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 FTW01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA044.md): Cessna TR182 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N2225T · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the right main landing gear actuator.
- [NTSB LAX00LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA330.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2000 · N6462C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to detect and correct loose attachment fasteners and fretting at the landing gear attachment during maintenance inspections.
- [NTSB NYC00LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA190.md): Spartan 7W · Jefferson, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2000 · N17613 · Substantial damage
  > The overload failure of the left main gear strut housing.
- [NTSB LAX00LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA224.md): Piper PA-20 · Quincy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2000 · N7451K · Substantial damage
  > The fracture and failure of the main landing gear strut to shock absorber attachment fitting.
- [NTSB LAX00LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA188.md): Cessna 310Q · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2000 · N7648Q · Substantial damage
  > the overload fracture and separation of the right main landing gear attachment.
- [NTSB MIA00IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00IA104.md): Beech 58 · Memphis, TN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2000 · N225TA · Minor damage
  > failure of the right main landing gear's dynamic brake relay, that resulted in the motor driving the gearbox past prescribed limits, resulting in a bent connecting rod, and failure of the gear to extend.

## 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") = 2000
  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=2000

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