MIA89LA075

1989-01-28 · PENSACOLA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 82J

Aircraft involved

N2638N Cessna T310R None

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH RESULTING IN LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT AIRSPEED DIMINISHED WHILE ON FINAL APCH, RESULTING IN A LANDING SHORT OF THE RWY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. IT TRAVELLED OFF THE RWY AND INTO A DITCH. THE PLT DID NOT REPORT ANY MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA075.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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