Event MIA88LA054

1987-12-05 OPA LOCKA, Florida, United States Airport · OPF None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N317L

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 310F

Year of manufacture

1961 · 26 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)

Seats / Engines

5 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19610523

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A361CC

Registrant of record

AVIATION ADVENTURES AND PUBLICATIONS INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N317L Cessna 310F None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE THREE TOUCH & GO LANDINGS & ON THE FOURTH LANDING, WHILE ON ROLLOUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK ROD BROKE ALLOWING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA88LA054.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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