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MIA85IA156

1985-04-24 · PALM BEACH, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PBI

Current FAA registration · N3836C

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

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. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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