# NTSB investigations, 1995: 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 CHI96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA053.md): Swearingen SA-226AT · Detroit, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1995 · N31AT · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor in the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
- [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.
- [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 MIA96LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA016.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1995 · N33309 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow procedures, resulting in the airplane being landed with the landing gear in the up position.
- [NTSB CHI96LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA021.md): Piper PA-34 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1995 · N8LP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. Factors which contributed to the accident were: inadequate preflight necessitating a precautionary landing and the pilot's failure to use the pre-landing checklist.
- [NTSB SEA96LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA011.md): Cessna 210L · Lincoln, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1995 · N1752X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to follow the landing checklist and assure that the landing gear was extended. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's diverted attention, and an inoperative landing gear warning system.
- [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.
- [NTSB NYC95LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA149.md): Mooney 20E · Burlington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1995 · N9296V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear resulting in a wheels up landing. A factor relating to the accident was the inoperative gear warning horn.
- [NTSB MIA95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA153.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Opa-Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1995 · N530JB · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to comply with manufacturer inspection procedures for hydraulic lines resulting in the failure of the right main gear door line and loss of all hydraulic fluid.
- [NTSB CHI95LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA109.md): Beech 58 · Grand Rapids, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1995 · N930DP · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the landing gear bushing for the actuator worm gear which resulted in both the normal and emergency gear extension systems being inoperative.
- [NTSB FTW95LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA133.md): Cessna 337C · Porter, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1995 · N2621S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. Factors were his failure to use a checklist and his diverted attention.
- [NTSB ATL95LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA045.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Burnsville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 1995 · N1999H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to complete the before-landing checklist to ensure that the landing gear was extended.

## 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") = 1995
  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&year=1995

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