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MIA90LA100

1990-04-04 · JACKSON, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HKS

Current FAA registration · N2078B

Make / Model
PIPER PA-32RT-300T
Year of manufacture
1979 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790823
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1AF76

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSS-WIND.

Factual narrative

AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE RT AT 9 KTS, THE RT MAIN & NOSE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE ACFT, THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO OVERLOAD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MIA90LA100.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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