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MIA87IA192

1987-06-29 · SARASOTA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SRQ

N3120L has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (POWRACHUTE INC PC 2000), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER WHICH THE ACFT SLID OFF THE RWY, COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY LIGHT & CAME TO REST. INSP OF THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE DOWNLOCK SPRING FAILED WHICH PREVENTED THE GEAR FROM FULLY EXTENDING &, AS A RESULT, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87IA192.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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