# NTSB investigations, 2006: 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 NYC07FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA051.md): Cessna 414 · Johnstown, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2006 · N400CS · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper decision to abort the landing with a damaged airplane. Contributing to the accident were the damage from the airplane's impact with the runway, the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to the landing attempt, and the in-flight…
- [NTSB CHI07LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA036.md): Navion Navion G · Coalton, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2006 · N33FL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to follow the checklist and lower the landing gear. A factor in the accident was the fence post.
- [NTSB SEA07LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA030.md): Cessna P210N · Burns, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2006 · N6006P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to put the landing gear down for landing.
- [NTSB MIA07FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA005.md): British Aerospace HS 125-700A · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 2006 · N232TN · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the flight crew to extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative audible landing gear warning system.
- [NTSB LAX07LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA019.md): Cessna 310N · Lake Havasu Cit, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2006 · N56MB · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB MIA06CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA139.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2006 · N428RM · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate installation of a flexible hydraulic hose at the nose landing gear actuator by an unknown person resulting in the total loss of hydraulic fluid, the inability of the pilot to extend the landing gear, and subsequent wheels-up landing.
- [NTSB CHI06CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA265.md): Piper PA-34-220T · Dayton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2006 · N434TW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent wheels up landing.
- [NTSB DFW06CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA203.md): Piper 601P · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2006 · N19RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear while on final approach.
- [NTSB LAX06CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA239.md): Cessna 177RG · Camarillo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2006 · N34480 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to extended the landing gear and verify the proper landing gear configuration prior to landing, resulting in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB DEN06CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA101.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Olathe, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2006 · N6955P · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB ANC06LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA093.md): Piper PA-31 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2006 · N41185 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent landing with the landing gear retracted, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI06CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA140.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Jackson, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2006 · N36262 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent wheels up landing.
- [NTSB NYC06CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA113.md): Cessna 310C · Allentown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 10, 2006 · N1788H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB MIA06LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA105.md): Cessna 421B · Marathon, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2006 · N988GM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in the propellers striking the runway, an aborted landing, and an in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB SEA06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA097.md): Rupp Rutan Defiant · Coeur d'Alene, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 5, 2006 · N726RD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to put the nose wheel landing gear down for landing.
- [NTSB LAX06CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA160.md): Beech C24R · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 29, 2006 · N2074P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to complete and verify the prelanding checklist and extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear up landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention during the approach.
- [NTSB LAX06CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA119.md): Beech 95 · Kingman, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 17, 2006 · N2096C · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's failure to perform the before landing checklist and extend the landing gear prior to touchdown. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention with another airplane that had departed from the opposite runway.

## 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") = 2006
  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=2006

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