# NTSB investigations, 1986: 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 SEA87LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA022.md): Cessna 182G · Juneau, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1986 · N2038R · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, he 'greased' the acft on the rwy, but the cast alluminum yoke on the nose gear failed & the nosewheel left the airplane. The strut then failed & the acft was further damaged.
- [NTSB MKC87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA006.md): Cessna 421C · Hot Springs, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 1986 · N49D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that gear went down normally, he had three green lights and the gear warning horn was not on and he could see that the nose gear was down by looking in the nacelle mirror. After touchdown, the nose was lowered and as it touched the runway,…
- [NTSB LAX86LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA329.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Salinas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1986 · N56710 · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with the surface of rwy 13 after the nose gear collapsed. The plt indicated the three green gear safe indicator lights were illuminated prior to touchdown. The acft was landed on the main gear first and then the nose gear. The nose gear…
- [NTSB ANC86IA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86IA137.md): Cessna 207A · Togiak, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1986 · N1472M · Minor damage
  > After landing the airplane was taxiing to park and the pilot noticed the steering becoming stiff. He stopped the airplane and examined the nose gear and found it to have pivoted forward with the wheel coming to rest against the nose cowling. The mechanic…
- [NTSB LAX86LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA261.md): Cessna 150M · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1986 · N63437 · Substantial damage
  > While practicing takeoffs and landings on an authorized solo instructional flight the student pilot ballooned and began to porpoise down the runway. On the third nose gear contact with the runway the nose gear collapsed.
- [NTSB NYC86LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA120.md): Beech BE-19 · Plymouth, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1986 · N624SK · Substantial damage
  > The acft touched down on a grass landing area and the nose gear collapsed. The acft appeared to have touched down between a crossing runway and taxiway, both of which are asphalt. There is a depression, aprx 18-24 inches deep, that the acft crossed. Wrinkles…
- [NTSB MIA86LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA130.md): Piper PA-60 · Panama City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1986 · N90676 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that on his apch he had a gear down & locked indication but on landing rollout, the nose gear completely collapsed and the acft slid to a stop on the rwy. Post accident examination of the landing gear system revealed that the nose gear…
- [NTSB CHI86LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA125.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Noblesville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1986 · N39693 · Substantial damage
  > Two successful takeoffs and landings had previously been completed during the training flight. On the approach for the third landing, the crew received a three-green indication, but after touchdown, the nose gear folded and the aircraft settled on its nose.…
- [NTSB LAX86LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA166.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1986 · N3872E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot lost control of the aircraft which traveled off the runway following a nose gear collapse during landing. Examination of the aircraft revealed evidence of side loading.

## 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") = 1986
  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&year=1986

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