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Event MIA85LA095

1985-02-09 MERRITT ISLAND, Florida, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE CFI ON BOARD, ROTATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT 110 KTS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE NOSE OF THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND THE ACFT BEGAN SETTLING TO THE RWY. THE CFI CALLED FOR GEAR UP AND THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RWY ON ITS BELLY IN THE OVERRUN AREA OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA095.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.