# NTSB investigations, CO: 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 DEN08LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA012.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Trinidad, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 2007 · N313RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB DEN07CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA116.md): Cessna T210N · Loveland, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2007 · N5129C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. Contributing factors were the pilot's attention being diverted, and his failure to use the BEFORE LANDING checklist.
- [NTSB DEN04CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA054.md): Cessna T310R · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2004 · N3465G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to verify the landing gear position. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's diverted attention due to the electrical failure.
- [NTSB DEN04LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA013.md): Cessna 210G · Meeker, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 2003 · N5915F · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilots failure to recognize the gear warning horn during the landing flare.
- [NTSB DEN03LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA029.md): Beech F33A · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2002 · N1592W · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A contributing factor is the pilot's failure to follow the checklist.
- [NTSB DEN02LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA072.md): Mooney M20C · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2002 · N6283U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to use the pre-landing checklist, resulting in an inadvertent wheels up landing.
- [NTSB DEN01LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA164.md): Cessna 172RG · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2001 · N9320D · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the dual student to verify that the landing gear was down and locked, and the failure of the flight instructor to adequately supervise the dual student.
- [NTSB DEN01LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA121.md): Griffith-Boyd Lancair 360 · La Junta, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2001 · N15EG · Substantial damage
  > a wheels-up landing due to an uncommanded gear retraction resulting from a short circuit of the landing gear electrical wiring.
- [NTSB DEN01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA076.md): Beech 95-B55B (T42A) · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 2001 · N38KS · Destroyed
  > An inadvertent landing gear retracted landing by the CFI during an instructional flight conducting a touch-and-go landing.
- [NTSB DEN01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA052.md): Cessna 441 · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2001 · N24PT · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was down and locked before landing, which resulted in a wheels-up landing.
- [NTSB DEN00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA151.md): Cessna 310D · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2000 · N6981T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow procedures and lower the landing gear prior to landing. Factors were diverted attention and aural perception.
- [NTSB DEN00LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA142.md): Mooney M20E · Canon City, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2000 · N5775Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a wheels up landing.
- [NTSB DEN00LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA153.md): Mooney M20C · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2000 · N5549Q · Substantial damage
  > Failure by the pilot to follow procedures and lower the landing gear.
- [NTSB DEN00LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA097.md): Piper PA-44-180T · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2000 · N8303P · Substantial damage
  > In-flight planning and decision by the flight instructor by allowing the student to fly into a hazardous situation. Factors were the flight instructor delaying extending the landing gear and delaying a go-around.
- [NTSB FTW98LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA142.md): Mooney M20C · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1998 · N5653Q · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear before landing. A factor relating to the accident was: his attention being diverted, when his daughter got air sick.
- [NTSB FTW96LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA047.md): Cessna 210B · Loveland, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1995 · N9651X · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB FTW95LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA353.md): Beech 35N · Creede, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1995 · N149G · Substantial damage
  > Failure by the pilot to follow the checklist and lower the landing gear.

## 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" = 'CO' 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=CO

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