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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA86LA010

1985-10-12 WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, United States Airport · PBI None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4802B

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 180

Year of manufacture

1954 · 31 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR O 470R (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20170120

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A5EB39

Registrant of record

JILEK RAY A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT EXPERIENCED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DURING THE LANDING ROLL. HE THEN APPLIED BACK PRESSURE AND THE ACFT BALLOONED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE ACFT LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL DAMAGING THE PROP & NOSE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA86LA010.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.