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MIA84LA178

1984-06-06 · POMPANO BEACH, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PMP

N6145V has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (SCHWEIZER 269C-1, built 1996), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON A LOCAL FLT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ACFT'S ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM DUE TO A BROKEN ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT.THE PLT SECURED ALL UNNECESSARY ELECT EQUIP'T & RETURNED TO THE ARPT. UPON ENTERING PATTERN HE HEARD TOWER ASK IF HE WAS45V & IF SO TO ROCK HIS WINGS; HE DID SO & WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THIS WAS THE LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION RECEIVED BY THE PLT. THE PLT DID NOT GET A GEAR DOWN LIGHT WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED. REALIZING HIS APPROACH WAS HIGH & FAST, HE ELECTED TOGO AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE TOWER CONTROLLER TRIED TO WARN THE PLT THAT HIS GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PLT STATED HE CALLED THE TOWER TO ASK ABOUT HIS GEAR, & WHEN HE DID NOT RECEIVE A REPLY ASSUMED HIS GEAR WAS DOWN. THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN & THE ACFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED HE DID NOT USE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MIA84LA178.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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