Accident · 1989-03-12

NTSB case MIA89LA104 · PIPER PA-34-220T · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-03-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-220T (N8417H)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

INADVERTENTLY RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO NOTE THAT THE GEAR HAD BEEN RETRACTED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT PILOT.

Source: NTSB case MIA89LA104

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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