Event MIA91IA117

1991-04-05 OCHOPEE, Florida, United States Airport · TNT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N102TN

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MOONEY AIRPLANE CO INC M20TN

Year of manufacture

2008

Engine

CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-G (280 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20080702

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A00DD8

Registrant of record

TAILWINDS AND BLUE SKIES LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N102TN Embraer EMB-110P1 None

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE STUDENT TO USE THE CHECKLIST, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PIC/CFI, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FAA PRINCIPLE OPERATIONS INSPECTOR.

Factual narrative

DURING AN OBSERVATION FLT OF THE COMPANY CHECK AIRMEN BY AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE ACFT WAS LANDED GEAR-UP. THERE WAS NO FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_MIA91IA117.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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