# NTSB investigations, 2001: 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 LAX02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA047.md): Beech 95 · Kingman, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 2001 · N1016T · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to complete and verify the prelanding checklist and extend the landing gear, which resulted in the gear-up landing.
- [NTSB MIA02LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA016.md): Cessna T310R · Madison, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 2001 · N2642Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was down and locked prior to landing resulting in the airplane being landed with the landing gear retracted.
- [NTSB CHI02LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA016.md): Cessna T210M · Salem, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2001 · N761UV · Substantial damage
  > The ruptured hydraulic hose.
- [NTSB SEA01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA177.md): Cessna 172RG · Newberg, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2001 · N6515R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to follow checklist procedures.
- [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 ANC01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA132.md): Cessna 177RG · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2001 · N45367 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI01LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA309.md): Cessna T210N · Fargo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2001 · N6410N · Substantial damage
  > the emegency procedure not followed by the pilot.
- [NTSB DEN01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA137.md): Beech A35 · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2001 · N8431A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear resulting in a wheels up landing.
- [NTSB ATL01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA104.md): Piper PA-46-500TP · Pahokee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2001 · N747DN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the checklist while making an approach for landing resulting in a wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructor inadequate supervision of the rated pilot receiving instruction.
- [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 FTW01LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA157.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Uvalde, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2001 · N6474P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify the landing gear was down and locked, which resulted in a wheels up landing and subsequent ground fire.
- [NTSB CHI01LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA176.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Green Bay, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2001 · N3718T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not performing the pre-landing checklist, and the wheels-up landing made by the pilot.
- [NTSB LAX01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA177.md): Beech E33A · So Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2001 · N464SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper aircraft handling and decision to prematurely raise the landing gear during takeoff. Contributing factors were his lack of experience taking off under the high density altitude condition and his improper maintenance.
- [NTSB NYC01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA106.md): Globe GC-1B · Swanton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2001 · N2429B · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to verify the landing gear was extended prior to landing, due to diverted attention.
- [NTSB CHI01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA118.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Saint Cloud, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 2001 · N7576J · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent wheels-up landing by the pilot. A factor was the pilots failure to follow the before landing checklist.
- [NTSB SEA01LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA071.md): Cessna 172 RG · Gig Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 2001 · N9551B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the airplane's landing gear while landing.
- [NTSB LAX01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA148.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 2001 · N6240P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to use the landing checklist.
- [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 CHI01FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA084.md): Beech 1900D · Chicago, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2001 · N97UX · Substantial damage
  > The flightcrew not lowering the landing gear and/or verifying the landing gear position as required by three separate checklists, which resulted in an inadvertent gear-up landing. A factor to the accident was the flightcrew not complying with the required…
- [NTSB LAX01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA082.md): Beech BE-55 · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2001 · N1280Z · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot under instruction to extend the landing gear during the landing approach. A factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

## 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") = 2001
  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=2001

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