# NTSB investigations, 1996: 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 NYC97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA009.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1996 · N244AA · Minor damage
  > Failure of the nose landing gear upper lock link.
- [NTSB MIA96LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA224.md): Beech 58 · Panama City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1996 · N4478W · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear before touchdown, which resulted in an inadvertent wheels-up landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot allowed his attention to be diverted, and the resultant interference with his landing…
- [NTSB FTW96LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA336.md): Beech E-55 · Brownwood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1996 · N142P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. Factors were the pilot's failure to use a checklist, his diverted attention, and the landing gear warning horn not sounding.
- [NTSB SEA96LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA141.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Paris, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1996 · N5246P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear before landing. Factors relating to the accident were: an interuption of the pilot's habit pattern, when he circled to provide time for another airplane to takeoff as he entered the traffic pattern; and his failure…
- [NTSB SEA96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA121.md): Beech 35 · Aurora, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1996 · N2145D · Substantial damage
  > failure of the non-certificated pilot to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended for landing. The non-certificated pilot's diverted attention was a related factor.
- [NTSB CHI96LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA155.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Lafayette, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1996 · N9816C · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's inadequate supervision and the dual student's failure to extend the landing gear. Factors were the distraction of the flight instructor and the student's failure to use checklist procedures.
- [NTSB CHI96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA144.md): Beech B55B · Manhattan, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1996 · N8496N · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to properly extend the landing gear. A factor was his failure to follow checklist procedures.
- [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 FTW96LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA162.md): Cessna T210R · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1996 · N7659U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. Factors were his failure to follow the checklist and his diverted attention due to other traffic.
- [NTSB SEA96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA058.md): Beech 35 · Laurel, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1996 · N3363V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. Factors related to the accident were: an inoperative gear warning system, the dark night, and the pilot's failure to follow the checklist.
- [NTSB FTW96FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA118.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 1 · Field · Final report · Feb 19, 1996 · N10556 · Substantial damage
  > the captain's decision to continue the approach contrary to Continental Airlines (COA) standard operating procedures that mandate a go-around when an approach is unstabilized below 500 feet or a ground proximity warning system alert continues below 200 feet…
- [NTSB SEA96LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA045.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Camas, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 1996 · N6297P · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to ensure that the landing gear was extended before 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 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" = 232)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=232&year=1996

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