# NTSB investigations, 1989: 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 FTW90LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA042.md): Piper PA-34 · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1989 · N8426B · Substantial damage
  > Collapse of the nose gear for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ATL89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA205.md): Beech A23-19 · Hertford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1989 · N5796V · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to properly flare the airplane during landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the high obstructions at both ends of the runway.
- [NTSB ANC89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA146.md): Cessna 172 · Eureka Lodge, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1989 · N78254 · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot. A contributing factor was the hump (uneven surface) on the runway.
- [NTSB MIA89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA150.md): Cessna 152 · Marco, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1989 · N5313B · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to control the approach speed which resulted in a bounced landing. No recovery was made from the bounced landing, and the airplane was allowed to stall. The airplane then landed on the nose landing gear, which resulted in its overload…
- [NTSB ANC89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA072.md): Cessna 182H · White Mountain, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1989 · N1997X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of the wrong runway, which was closed. A factor related to the accident was: the snow crusted runway.
- [NTSB ANC89IA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA068.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Cordova, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 4, 1989 · N47895 · Minor damage
  > Failure of the upper trunion bolt which normally holds the upper portion of the over center down link.
- [NTSB SEA89LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA058.md): North American T-28A · Jerome, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1989 · N128AF · Substantial damage
  > The failure of another person to report a hard landing which resulted in the airplane not being inspected by authorized personnel.
- [NTSB NYC89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA108.md): Beech TC-45J · Johnstown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1989 · N45861 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain runway alignment. The crosswind and snow covered runway were related factors.
- [NTSB LAX89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA085.md): Cessna TR182 · Oakland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1989 · N5398R · Substantial damage
  > Previous damage due to previous hard landing.

## 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") = 1989
  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=1989

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