NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA85IA156
Registry · N3836C
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AERO COMMANDER 500
Engine
LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19590821
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4699C
Registrant of record
ADVANCED AIRWAYS INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
ON FINAL APCH, THE ACFT WAS ADVISED TWICE BY THE TOWER TO GO AROUND BECAUSE HIS LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED, THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND & LANDED GEAR UP ON RWY 13. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AFTER THE OCCURRENCE REVEALED THE WARNING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF SYSTEM FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION COULD BE FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_MIA85IA156.txt.
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