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MIA89LA085

1989-02-14 · JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CRG

Current FAA registration · N5454X

Make / Model
CESSNA 340A
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19840816
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6ED79

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

SEIZURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPPER DOWNLOCK TOP BUSHING, AND THE FAILURE OF OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY RIG THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT MICRO SWITCHES.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING TAXI. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE COLLAPSE WAS DUE TO THE SEIZURE OF THE UPPER DOWNLOCK TOP BUSHING. IT ALLOWED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BE RIGGED IMPROPERLY AND NOT BE FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE EXPANDED INSPECTION PROCEDURES SPECITY THAT THE LANDING GEAR BUSHING MUST BE FREE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA085.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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