NTSB investigations, PA

6 cases where the first occurrence was “Nose gear collapsed”.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations, PA per year, 1982–2026: 6 cases
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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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'PA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    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\" = 192)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC91LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 404 · Pittsburgh, PAA failure of nose landing gear retraction cylinder attach points which allowed the nose landing gear to collapse.Nov 13, 1990 · N54SA · Substantial damageNTSB NYC89LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech TC-45J · Johnstown, PAFailure of the pilot to maintain runway alignment. The crosswind and snow covered runway were related factors.Mar 6, 1989 · N45861 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Hookstown, PAThe instructor and student were practicing normal takeoffs and landings. According to the pilot, on the sixth landing, at the correct airspeed, the aircraft touched down on the main gear and then the noise wheel collapsed. The aircraft then nosed over.…Jul 16, 1985 · N5322Z · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · West Mifflin, PADuring the cockpit preflight the plt noticed an unsafe nose gear indication. The plt checked the nose gear & could see nothing unusual, & concluded that there was a faulty indicating system. During rotation the nose gear collapsed & this acft slid down the…Dec 29, 1983 · N14360 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83IA056Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSmith, Ted Aerostar 600 Aerostar · Philadelphia, PAThe aircraft veered off the runway during landing. The weather was VMC at the time. When the landing gear was lowered for landing no discrepancies were noted by the pilot prior to touchdown. During touchdown the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot took…Jan 25, 1983 · N9759Q · Minor damageNTSB NYC82DA069Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 310 · Pittsburgh, PAAfter takeoff a loud bang was heard during gear retraction. A fly by the tower confirmed that the nose gear was not in the locked position and all attempts to lock it failed. Touchdown was made on the main landing gear and after the airspeed dissipated to…Apr 7, 1982 · N8039Q · Substantial damage