MIA89LA086

1989-02-16 · DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DAB

Aircraft involved

N1010U Aero Commander 500U None

Probable cause & findings

CONTROL MALFUNCTION OF UNDETERMINED CAUSE THAT MADE FURTHER FLIGHT INADVISABLE.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION AFTER HE HAD RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, HE NOTED THAT THE ELEVATOR UP CONTROL WAS RESTRICTED. HE THEN REDUCED POWER ON BOTH ENGINES AND EXECUTED AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OR FAILURES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ELEVATOR TO BE JAMMED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA086.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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