Event MIA85LA131

1985-03-25 FORT MYERS, Florida, United States Airport · FMY None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N79CM

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA G58

Year of manufacture

2023

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO-550-C (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20230324

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AAB5EA

Registrant of record

HF JET SERVICE LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N79CM Piper Aerostar 600 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED WITH BOTH MAIN WHEEL BRAKES LOCKED AS EVIDENCED BY SKID MARKS IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE OF THE RWY. AFTER APRX 200 FEET OF SKIDDING THE LEFT BRAKE RELEASED AND DUE TO THE RIGHT BRAKE NOT RELEASING THE PLT LOST CONTROL. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT BOTH MAIN TIRES HAD SKID MARKS ON THEM AND THAT THE RIGHT TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. ADDITIONALLY, BOTH BRAKES HAD EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN EXTREMELY OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THE BRAKE MATERIAL HAD MELTED AWAY. THE BRAKE PRESSURE SUPPLY SYSTEM APPEARED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE PLT STATED THAT ON HIS LAST TAKEOFF THE ACFT ACCELERATED SLOWLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA131.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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