Event MIA89LA193

1989-07-12 FORT MYERS, Florida, United States Airport · FMY None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N921FE

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 208B

Year of manufacture

1987 · 2 years old at event

Engine

P&W PT6A SER (750 hp)

Seats / Engines

12 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19870415

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ACC263

Registrant of record

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N921FE Cessna 208B None

Probable cause & findings

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT FOR LANDING AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH.

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE MADE A TIGHT TURN TO FINAL APCH FOR LANDING & ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DISSIPATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED & THE ACFT LANDED HARD. DRG THE OCCURRENCE, THE MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED & THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA193.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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