NTSB investigations, 1990

14 cases where the first occurrence was “Main gear collapsed”.

Cases per year

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duckdb -csv -c "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\") = 1990
    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\" = 191)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA91IA032Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportATR ATR-42-300 · St. ThomasThe failure of the left main landing gear side brace lower arm due to fatigue resulting from corrosion formation, which resulted from improper design to prevent corrosion formation.Nov 26, 1990 · N971NA · Minor damageNTSB MIA91LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C-90 · Tampa, FLThe lack of lubrication by maintenance personnel of the nose landing gear actuator.Oct 3, 1990 · N7128J · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · St. ThomasSeparation of the left main landing gear torque tube bracket assembly due to sheared rivets from a previous hard side load landing which was not reported.Sep 24, 1990 · N4440K · Substantial damageNTSB ANC90LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Upper Colleen, AKThe pilot-in-command's failure to select suitable terrain for landing. Contributing to the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.Sep 18, 1990 · N70087 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI90LA238Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20B · Winfield, KSNon-compliance of an airworthiness directive by maintenance personnel.Aug 18, 1990 · N74745 · Substantial damageNTSB BFO90LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Frederick, MDFatigue failure of the left main gear wheel axle.Aug 16, 1990 · N8239A · Substantial damageNTSB NYC90LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Prospect, PAAn on ground collision with terrain after the right main landing gear side brace failed due to shear from the soft, wet, rough runway, allowing the right main landing gear to collapse.Jul 22, 1990 · N555KB · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340 · Salinas, CAThe failure of maintenance personnel to reinstall the landing gear retract/extension linkage and the failure of inspection personnel to detect the improper installation.Jul 1, 1990 · N5411M · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D95A · Mayaguez, PRThe pilot failed to property align the aircraft with the runway. A factor in the accident was the strong, gusty crosswind.Jun 13, 1990 · N744GP · Substantial damageNTSB DEN90LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310 · Ogden, UTThe failure of the main gear locking mechanism.May 28, 1990 · N8148M · Substantial damageNTSB ANC90LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Talkeetna, AKCollapse of the left main landing gear due to an overload failure induced by previous damage which occurred during an improper level-off by the pilot.May 21, 1990 · N2515A · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA46 · Paso Robles, CAInadequate altitude for proper landing gear extension; not ensuring the landing gear was down and locked; complacency of the certified flight instructor.Apr 17, 1990 · N4387S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX90LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 414 · Ramona, CARight main gear scissors assemlby becoming disconnected during landing roll, allowing the right run landing gear to collapse; scissor assembly washers not being replaced as recommended in Cessna aircraft service bulletin ME83-37..Mar 16, 1990 · N711AG · DestroyedNTSB CHI90LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Pontiac, MIOverload failure of the left main landing gear attach bolts for an undetermined reason.Feb 18, 1990 · N8394D · Substantial damage