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MIA86LA169

1986-05-23 · JACKSON, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT SHE INTENTIONALLY LANDED GEAR UP BECAUSE THE NOSE WHEEL WELL DOORS WERE JAMMED CLOSED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE GEAR TO COMPLETELY LOCK DOWN. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR UP STOP BUMPER PLATE ASSEMBLY FELL OFF AND ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT INTO THE WELL TOO FAR AND JAM IN THE UP POSITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86LA169.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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