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MIA89LA193

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

Airport FMY

Current FAA registration · N921FE

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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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