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MIA93LA093

1993-03-28 · PANACEA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2J0

N51600 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI AGRAS T50), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQAUTE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE DOWNDRAFT WAS A FACTOR.

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT 50-FOOT-TALL TREES BORDER BOTH SIDES OF THE RWY. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, AFTER DESCENDING BELOW THE TREETOPS, THE DESCENT INCREASED. HE APPLIED POWER, BUT THE ACFT LANDED HARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_MIA93LA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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