# NTSB investigations, 1997: 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 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 ATL98FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA008.md): Cessna 402B · Tampa, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 1997 · N69293 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist and extend the landing gear for landing, and his failure to maintain VMC during a go-around. Factors were: the pilot's diverted attention due to a non-stabilized instrument approach and his lack of recent…
- [NTSB MIA98IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98IA006.md): Beech 18 [C-45H] · Orlando, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1997 · N486JB · Minor damage
  > the failure of the landing gear chain from the main landing gear torque shaft to the nose gear box coming off the sprocket, causing the landing gear to be out of sequence between the main gear and the nose gear.
- [NTSB FTW98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA021.md): Cessna 210L · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1997 · N93089 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A related factor was his attention being diverted.
- [NTSB ATL97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA131.md): Learjet 31 · Aberdeen, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1997 · N71JC · Destroyed
  > The flightcrew's failure to extend the landing gear.
- [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 FTW97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA253.md): Piper PA-31T · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1997 · N974DC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist.
- [NTSB CHI97LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA180.md): Cessna 172RG · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1997 · N6280R · Substantial damage
  > the pilot inadvertently executed a wheels up landing.
- [NTSB SEA97LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA144.md): Beech N35 · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1997 · N1382Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down and locked for landing. The unlatched passenger door, the uphill (unidirectional) landing area, and trees off the departure end of the landing runway were related factors.
- [NTSB MIA97LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA171.md): Beech E55 · Griffin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1997 · N1174T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a wheels up landing.
- [NTSB ANC97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA069.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Selawik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1997 · N59985 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention while in the landing pattern.
- [NTSB ATL97LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA049.md): Cessna 441 · Madison, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1997 · N423TG · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to follow the landing checklist, which resulted in a gear-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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
  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=1997

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