# NTSB investigations, WA: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA085.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Wenatchee, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2003 · N71749 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the nose gear steering system for undetermined reasons during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA97FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA202.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Seattle, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1997 · N951AS · Substantial damage
  > fatigue failure of the nose landing gear upper lock link, due in part to reduced strength after the manufacturing process was changed from forged to machined plate stock; and inadequate non-destructive inspection process for testing the link.
- [NTSB SEA95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA122.md): Cessna 177B · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1995 · N19806 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate remedial action when he encountered porpoising after landing on the nosewheel.
- [NTSB SEA93LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA204.md): Cessna 182E · Quilcene, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1993 · N3117Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and glidepath.
- [NTSB SEA92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA122.md): North American Navion · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1992 · N91132 · Substantial damage
  > The partial failure of the nose gear trunnion. Factors include the pilot's decision to land with the gear in the up position.
- [NTSB SEA91LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA002.md): Beech 58 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1990 · N7232K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not flare the airplane on landing. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot did not adequately recover from a bounced landing and the nose gear assembly failed in overload.
- [NTSB SEA87LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA130.md): Cessna 206 · Olympia, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1987 · N55FS · Substantial damage
  > During landing roll the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The aircraft veered to the side of the runway onto soft terrain. The aircraft then nosed over inverted. Investigation revealed that the nose gear had collapsed but the reason for the…
- [NTSB SEA84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA051.md): Cessna 172 Rgii · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1984 · N9557B · Substantial damage
  > During a takeoff after a touch and go landing the nose gear retracted at about the time of rotation. Power was reduced to idle and the acft slid to a stop. This acft is equipped with squat switches which prevent gear retraction when the weight of the acft…
- [NTSB SEA83LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA048.md): Cessna 150M · Mesa, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1983 · N66762 · Substantial damage
  > During a short/soft field landing, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over. The instructor was demonstratingthe landing at a private airstrip. He reported that upon touchdown, the aircraft rolled about 50 feet, then the nose gear dug in and 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WA' 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" = 192)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=192&state=WA

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