# NTSB investigations, 1998: 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 CHI99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA068.md): Cessna P210N · Eau Clare, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1998 · N731YY · Substantial damage
  > the delayed gear extension by the pilot. Contributing factors were the checklist not used by the pilot, the inoperative gear warning, and the maintenance replacement of the throttle control/gear warning interconnect cable not performed by company/operator…
- [NTSB ATL99FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA021.md): Beech BE-55B · Hampton, GA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1998 · N21MJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to use the landing checklist that resulted in the wheels-up landing.
- [NTSB MIA99LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA020.md): Beech BE-58 · Jackson, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1998 · N31CE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down resulting in a wheels up landing.
- [NTSB ANC98LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA159.md): Beech A36 · New Stuyahok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1998 · N1820L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Factors associated with this accident were the pilot's interference with his normal habit pattern, turbulence, and the crosswind condition during landing.
- [NTSB SEA98LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA186.md): Beech A35 · Christmasvalley, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1998 · N516B · Substantial damage
  > A jammed nose gear. A corroded cable and the failure of the owner to have an annual inspection performed on the airplane were factors.
- [NTSB ANC98LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA167.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Noorvik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1998 · N4112D · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the pilot to follow the aircraft checklist, and an inadvertent wheels up landing.
- [NTSB ANC98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA148.md): Beech 1900C · St. Mary'S, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1998 · N1563C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the aircraft checklist, and an inadvertent wheels up landing. A factor was the pilot's distraction due to a malfunction of the flap system
- [NTSB MIA98LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA238.md): Piper PA-34-200 · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1998 · N40805 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the flight instructor and dual student to ensure the landing gear was extended for landing and their attempted go-around after the aircraft and propellers contacted the runway. This resulted in loss of directional control during the go-around…
- [NTSB ANC98LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA120.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Fort Yukon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1998 · N3527U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
- [NTSB MIA98LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA223.md): Mitsubishi MU-2 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1998 · N110GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use a checklist and ensure that the landing gear was down and locked during approach to landing.
- [NTSB FTW98LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA374.md): Beech B36TC · Pinedale, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1998 · N4BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not following his Pilot Operating checklist procedures. A factor was the aborted landing which interfered with the pilot's normal traffic pattern habit.
- [NTSB IAD98LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA056.md): Grumman G-44 · Cleveland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 1998 · N1AS · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear. A related factor was the diverted attention.
- [NTSB CHI98LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA113.md): Cessna 310R · Sioux Falls, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1998 · N3700G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing. Factors associated with the accident were: the crosswind, and the pilot not following his normal habit pattern of lowering the landing gear on base leg.
- [NTSB FTW98LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA153.md): Globe GC-1B · Lancaster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1998 · N80556 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.
- [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 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 CHI98LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA088.md): Cessna 310Q · Kenosha, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1998 · N8189Q · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear and to properly align the airplane with the runway. Factors associated with the accident were: the inoperative gear warning, degraded aircraft performance, the pilot's diverted attention, the pilot's decision to…

## 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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