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MIA90LA032

1989-11-27 · COCOA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport COI

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITION AND DITCH.

Factual narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ON THE 7TH TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. IT THEN VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, ENCOUNTERED A DITCH & NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP; HOWEVER, AN EXAM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA90LA032.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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