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DEN86LA074

1986-02-02 · TRUTH OR CONSEQ, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE LANDING ROLL HE IS ACCUSTOMED TO KEEPING THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE GROUND SPEED HAS SLOWED. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT CHECK THE LANDING GEAR CONDITION LIGHTS. UPON LOWERING THE NOSE, THE ACFT PROPELLER AND UNDERSIDE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE ACFT. DURING POST ACCIDENT TESTS THE LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED APRX 50 TIMES, EACH TIME THE NOSE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86LA074.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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