NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA89LA086
Aircraft involved
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
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NTSB_1989_MIA89LA086.txt.
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