# NTSB investigations, 1997: 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 MIA98IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98IA001.md): Grumman G-73 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1997 · N168WS · Minor damage
  > the partial failure of a component of the hydraulic system resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA150.md): Cessna 402C · Kivalina, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1997 · N2649Z · Substantial damage
  > An overstress fracture of the nose landing gear attachment. A factor associated with the accident was the rough landing area.
- [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 MIA97LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA193.md): Cessna 152 · Orangeburg, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1997 · N64936 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to recover from the bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots complacency.
- [NTSB IAD97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA087.md): Cessna 152 · Cambridge, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1997 · N4929B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB IAD97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA077.md): Cessna 182P · Wentworth, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1997 · N20892 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's inadequate preflight planning to determine the suitability of an unimproved field for landing.
- [NTSB CHI97LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA151.md): Beech 35 · Liberty, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1997 · N144GM · Substantial damage
  > retraction of the nose gear for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB ATL97LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA070.md): Eugene Clements Pulsar · Indianola, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1997 · N1710E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to correctly recover from a bounced landing leading to the collapse of the nose gear. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent flight time and lack of aircraft familiarity.
- [NTSB MIA97LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA154.md): Grumman American G-1159 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1997 · N75CC · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the Landing gear nose gear for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA038.md): Beech 23 · Palatka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1997 · N2379L · Substantial damage
  > failure of the nose gear for undetermined reason(s).

## 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") = 1997
  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=1997

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