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MIA89LA049

1988-12-10 · OCALA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OCF

N9261X has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-10, built 2023), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION AT AN ALT OF APRX 20 FT AGL, THE PLT STATED THE CONTROL COLUMN WOULD NOT MOVE. HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE & THE ACFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, THEN CAME TO REST OFF THE RWY. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED 3 OF THE 4 LOWER INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOCK MOUNTS FAILED ALLOWING THE PANEL TO DROP. AS A RESULT THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR CONTACTED THE CONTROL COLUMN CAUSING THE BINDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA89LA049.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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