NTSB MIA87LA024 — 1986-11-05 · HOMESTEAD, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N27418

Make / Model: PIPER PA-31-350
Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19861106
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A2B7F4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N27418 Piper PA-31-350 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN BUT ON TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR WAS UP AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS UP WHEN IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND A SUBSEQUENT LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA87LA024.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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