MIA85LA017

1984-10-23 · WILLISTON, Florida, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport X60

Aircraft involved

N24UE Piper PA-23-250 Minor

Factual narrative

THE LEFT SEAT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 04. HE CONTINUED TO STATE THAT ON THE LAST LANDING HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THEN ADDED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS, BUT INADVERTANTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED APRX 25 TO 50 FEET IN THE AIR, SLID OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE INSTRUCTOR RATED PILOT AND REGISTERED OWNER IN THE RIGHT SEAT STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY BOUNCED, HE COMPLETED THE LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MIA85LA017.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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