# NTSB investigations: Tail 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 SEA01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA137.md): Piper PA-20-135 · Redmond, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2001 · N8901C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. A factor was variable winds.
- [NTSB ANC97LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA123.md): Champion 7ECA · Kaktovik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1997 · N5507H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor related to the accident was the rocky terrain.
- [NTSB MIA95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA092.md): Christen Industries A-1 · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1995 · N2923B · Substantial damage
  > Collapse of the tailwheel gear assembly, due to improper installation of a nut by maintenance personnel.
- [NTSB CHI95LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA049.md): Douglas DC-8-71F · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 1994 · N826BX · Minor damage
  > the failure of the ground crew to maintain an appropriate center of gravity while downloading cargo from the airplane. A factor was the ground crew's failure to follow established downloading procedures.
- [NTSB CHI93LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA369.md): Luscombe 8F · Festus, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1993 · N840B · Substantial damage
  > a fatigue failure of the tailwheel spring.
- [NTSB ATL84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA018.md): Lanny Rundell Quickie Q2 · Vicksburg, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1983 · N357LR · Destroyed
  > While on the landing roll, the acft was rolling straight down the centerline of the rwy when the plt felt a bump & rear of the acft dropped. At the same time, all directional control was lost & the rudder pedals went forward to the firewall. The acft started…
- [NTSB ATL83FU007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FU007.md): Teratorn Tierra II · Dallas, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 18, 1983 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The plt-in-command (PIC) stated he was taking off on a training flt with a student, using a 2 place, ultralight vehicle. During the takeoff roll, the rubber tread separated from the tailwheel & it began to dig into the airstrip. The PIC reported that after…
- [NTSB MIA83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA155.md): Beech G18S · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1983 · N5BA · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that during the landing roll, while rolling on all 3 gear, the tailwheel failed & steered sideways causing the acft to veer off the rwy. An investigation revealed the tailwheel truss axle had failed. A further inspection revealed that 50% of…

## 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" = 193)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=193

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