# NTSB investigations, AK: Wheels down landing in water

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 ANC06CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA063.md): Grumman G-44 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2006 · N141R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to retract the amphibian airplane's main landing gear prior to landing on a lake, which resulted in a nose over during touchdown.
- [NTSB ANC03LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA054.md): deHAVILLAND DHC-2 · Sitka, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2003 · N60TF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear wheels of an amphibious float equipped airplane after departure from a paved runway, which resulted in a nose over when the airplane was landed on a nearby lake with the wheels extended. A contributing factor in…
- [NTSB ANC02FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA106.md): de Havilland DHC-2 MK3 · Aleknagik, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2002 · N4478 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use a checklist to ensure the airplane was in the proper landing configuration, which precipitated an inadvertent water landing on amphibious floats with the wheels extended. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure…
- [NTSB ANC02LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA073.md): Cessna 206 · Karluk, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2002 · N35606 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent water landing on amphibious floats with the wheels extended, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention during departure.
- [NTSB ANC97IA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97IA089.md): Cessna 185 · Anchorage, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1997 · N4952E · Minor damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to retract the landing gear which led to an inadvertent water landing with the amphibian float wheels extended. Associated factors are the pilot's habit interference and the FAA inspector's inadequate monitoring of the flight.
- [NTSB ANC95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA087.md): Cessna 185 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1995 · N9667Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow procedures and directives to not extend the landing gear during a water landing due to habit interference.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AK' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  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" = 231)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=231&state=AK

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