# NTSB investigations, 1996: Gear retraction on ground

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 FTW96LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA298.md): Beech 95-A55 · Ardmore, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1996 · N2992F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent premature retraction of the landing gear during takeoff roll. A factor was inadequate supervision by the safety pilot/flight instructor.
- [NTSB FTW96FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA198.md): Beech 1900D · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 2, 1996 · N154ZV · Substantial damage
  > fatigue failure of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator rod at the spherical bearing due to a lack of lubrication.
- [NTSB CHI96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA122.md): Cessna 210K · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1996 · N9470M · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel's failure to comply with an airworthiness directive on the landing gear which led to a retraction/extension assembly malfunction.
- [NTSB FTW96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA129.md): Beech P35 · Brownwood, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1996 · N178DP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to follow manufacturer's procedures and premature gear retraction.
- [NTSB CHI96LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA082.md): Dassault DA-10 · Romulus, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1996 · N191MC · Substantial damage
  > failure of the right landing gear locking mechanism.

## 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") = 1996
  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" = 198)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=198&year=1996

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