NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA84LA178
Registry · N6145V
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SCHWEIZER 269C-1
Year of manufacture
1996
TCDS
4H12 · SCHWEIZER RSG LLC
Engine
LYCOMING HO-360 (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19960916
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A800B5
Registrant of record
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
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.
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