Event MIA93LA034

1992-12-18 MIAMI, Florida, United States Airport · MIA None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N9066S

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH A36

Year of manufacture

1978 · 14 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO-520-BA (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20111020

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AC88B1

Registrant of record

POWER FLOW SYSTEMS INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9066S Beech A36 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE WING FLAPS DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DIVERTED ATTENTION TO THE RUNWAY TURNOFF POINT AND AN AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT LANDING BEHIND HIM.

Factual narrative

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE FLAPS TO GET WEIGHT ON WHEELS, HE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE. THE LANDING GEAR THEN COLLAPSED. HE STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY FOCUSING ON THE RUNWAY TURNOFF AND THAT AN AIRLINER WAS LANDING BEHIND HIM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_MIA93LA034.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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