# NTSB investigations, CA: Wheels up landing

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 SEA07CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA268.md): Mooney M20D · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2007 · N1229X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. A contributing factor was the pilots impaired performance.
- [NTSB LAX07CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA110.md): Cessna T210N · Barstow, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2007 · N628TT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly execute the manual landing gear extension procedures.
- [NTSB LAX06CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA239.md): Cessna 177RG · Camarillo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2006 · N34480 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extended the landing gear and verify the proper landing gear configuration prior to landing, resulting in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB LAX06CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA160.md): Beech C24R · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 29, 2006 · N2074P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to complete and verify the prelanding checklist and extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear up landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention during the approach.
- [NTSB LAX06CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA028.md): Learjet 25D · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2005 · N888DV · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear and to verify they were in the down and locked position prior to touchdown. A related factor was his diverted attention.
- [NTSB LAX05CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA304.md): Beech 95-B55 · Porterville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 15, 2005 · N127F · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB LAX05LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA198.md): Cessna 210 · Watsonville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2005 · N9457T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB LAX05LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA178.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A · Blythe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2005 · N333WF · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to the flap system anomaly.
- [NTSB LAX04CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA263.md): Cessna R182 · California City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2004 · N9108C · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. A contributing factor was the pilot's distraction while on final approach.
- [NTSB LAX03CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA203.md): Mooney M20J · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2003 · N1156N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB LAX03LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA194.md): Beech 35-B33 · Inyokern, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2003 · N5FL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB LAX01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA177.md): Beech E33A · So Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2001 · N464SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper aircraft handling and decision to prematurely raise the landing gear during takeoff. Contributing factors were his lack of experience taking off under the high density altitude condition and his improper maintenance.
- [NTSB LAX01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA148.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 2001 · N6240P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to use the landing checklist.
- [NTSB LAX01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA082.md): Beech BE-55 · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2001 · N1280Z · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot under instruction to extend the landing gear during the landing approach. A factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB LAX99LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA278.md): Cessna TR182 · S. Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1999 · N4809R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify the landing gear was in the extended position. A factor in the accident was gear warning system's unresolved discrepancies.
- [NTSB LAX99LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA130.md): Beech 58 · Atwater, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1999 · N6BY · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the student to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB LAX98LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA105.md): Learjet 23 · Oakdale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1998 · N37BL · Substantial damage
  > failure of the flight crew to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB LAX98LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA065.md): Cessna 172RG · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1997 · N5404V · Substantial damage
  > The student and flight instructor's failure to verify that the landing gear was in the down position, and the design of the electrical system in which a single-point aircraft system malfunction (one open circuit breaker) disabled both the landing gear warning…
- [NTSB LAX97LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA263.md): Beech V35B · Pacoima, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1997 · N1834Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was lowered before touchdown.
- [NTSB LAX96LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA165.md): Cessna T210N · Paradise, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1996 · N9820Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to follow landing gear extension procedures by not confirming that the gear was fully extended prior to touchdown. A contributing factor was the interference/alteration of the pilot's customary habit pattern due to his response to a…
- [NTSB LAX96LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA047.md): Beech D-50 · Jackson, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1995 · N100AV · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot-in-command to follow the pre-landing checklist which resulted in his failure to extend the landing gear and an inadvertent wheels-up 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' 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" = 232)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=232&state=CA

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