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MIA89LA224

1989-08-15 · GREENWOOD, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GWO

N5724M has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC P2 ZIP), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

INADVERTENT WHEELS UP LANDING BY THE PILOT.

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE & SAW THE 3 GEAR DOWN & LOCKED LIGHTS BEFORE LANDING. DURING THE FLARE, HE PERCEIVED HIS ALT ABOVE THE RWY TO BE LOWER THAN NORMAL. HE APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, BUT THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RWY & ONE OF THE ENGS TORE LOOSE. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION DURING TOUCHDOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA224.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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