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MIA87IA229

1987-08-23 · W.PALM BEACH, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PBI

N3767C has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI AGRAS T40), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE LT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR & AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED IN THAT CONDITION. AN EXAM OF THE STRUT ASSY REVEALED THAT A BEARING, P/N 5041108-1/2 HAD FAILED PERMITTING THE STRUT TO OVEREXTEND, JAMMING THE GEAR IN THE WHEEL WELL. A REVIEW OF FAILURE RECORDS REVEALED THAT OTHER SIMILIAR ACFT USING THIS BEARING HAD HAD SIMILIAR FAILURES RESULTING IN SIMILIAR ACCIDENTS. THE ACFT MANUFACTURER WAS ADVISED & THEY ISSUED A SERVICE LETTER WHEREBY ALL ACFT USING THIS BEARING SHOULD HAVE THE BEARING INSPECTED EVERY 1000 FLT HRS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87IA229.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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