# NTSB investigations: Nose 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB MKC82DA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA164.md): Beech 95-B55 · Goodland, KS · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 2, 1982 · N8453N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was on a cross-country flight with a refueling stop at Goodland, KS. During arrival at Goodland, he elected to land on runway 05. There was no evidence that he established radio contact with Goodland flight service, located on the airport, for an…
- [NTSB FTW82DA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA292.md): Cessna 210K · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 22, 1982 · N8218M · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The nose gear retraction-extension mechanism had been serviced just prior to this flight and on several other occasions for failing to properly extend or retract.…
- [NTSB SEA82DA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA118.md): Cessna 182C · Near Dixie, ID · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 19, 1982 · N8548T · Destroyed
  > The pilot was taking off from a wet, sod airstrip when he elected to abort at about the midway point of the runway. While aborting, the aircraft hit a soft spot in the runway which sheared off the nose gear. Aircraft continued off end of runway and burned.
- [NTSB ATL82DA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA157.md): Cessna 150F · Monroeville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 6, 1982 · N8780S · Substantial damage
  > After making a normal landing touchdown, the nosewheel was held off until it lowered naturally. The pilot stated that when the nosewheel touched down, it seemed that the wheel would not turn. At about that time, the nose gear collapsed and the propeller,…
- [NTSB MIA82DA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA126.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Ft. Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 31, 1982 · N9655T · Substantial damage
  > According to the student pilot, the nose gear collapsed during the takeoff roll after he applied back pressure for a climb attitude at about 60 to 62 knots. He stated that the aircraft did not want to climb, and simultaneously, the nose dropped. An…
- [NTSB ANC82DA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA044.md): Cessna 150 · Kodiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N1263Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot received a weather briefing before takeoff. At that time, the weather at the destination was improving, but was still marginal VFR. The pilot took off and proceeded on a VFR flight plan. While en route, he determined that either his compass or…
- [NTSB LAX82FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA195.md): Douglas DC10-10 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 1982 · N1833U · Substantial damage
  > During the initial pushback from the gate prior to eng start a loud noise was heard & the acft nose slowly settled onto the tug that was performing the pushback. The captain ordered the acft evacuated using the emergency slides. The upper jaw of the towbar…
- [NTSB MKC82IA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82IA071.md): Beech F33A · Chesterfield, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 4, 1982 · N2048Z · Minor damage
  > When the aircraft was returning for landing, the pilot selected gear down and stated that he felt it extend but could not recall seeing the green gear down lights because he was scanning for traffic. Shortly afterwards he experienced a rapid electrical power…
- [NTSB MIA82DA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA108.md): Beech 77 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 24, 1982 · N37149 · Substantial damage
  > As the nosewheel touched down during the landing roll, the instructor noted that the wheel was skidding. This was verified when he raised the nosewheel off the ground and the skidding stopped. As the plane decelerated and the nose inevitably dropped, the…
- [NTSB LAX82FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA13.md): Cessna 152 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 18, 1982 · N5513L · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll, the nose gear collapsed and the plane veered off the runway. The student pilot and a witness stated that the gear collasped after a normal landing. The nosewheel tire had uneven wear characerics. There was substantial damage to the…
- [NTSB NYC82DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA069.md): Cessna 310 · Pittsburgh, PA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 7, 1982 · N8039Q · Substantial damage
  > After takeoff a loud bang was heard during gear retraction. A fly by the tower confirmed that the nose gear was not in the locked position and all attempts to lock it failed. Touchdown was made on the main landing gear and after the airspeed dissipated to…
- [NTSB ATL82DA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA094.md): Piper PA-32-301T · Lexington Park, MD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 28, 1982 · N81573 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that while decelerating through approximately 50 knots on landing rollout he lowered the nose. The nose gear collapsed after encountering a soft spot on the runway.
- [NTSB FTW82IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA095.md): Cessna 402C · Chickasha, OK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1982 · N6838A · Minor damage
  > A checkout was being performed with the PIC in the right seat and the trainee in the left seat. As power was increased for takeoff during a touch and go landing, the PIC heard the propellers strike the runway. The trainee lifted the aircraft off the ground,…
- [NTSB NYC82DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA027.md): Cessna 152 · Ansonia, CT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 27, 1982 · N4918H · Substantial damage
  > After departure from bridgeport on a local instructional flight, it was decided that a landing would be made at the Ansonia airport. The instructor reported that there was no NOTAM concerning hazardous runway conditions at Ansonia. During landing, the…

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 192)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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