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MIA86LA010

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

Airport PBI

Current FAA registration · N4802B

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

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 ↗.

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