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NYC85LA066

1985-06-20 · NORFOLK, Massachusetts, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MA07

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS UNINTENTIONALLY LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. A CFI AND A PVT PLT WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PVT PLT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND ON THE THIRD LANDING FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE CFI IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS ADJUSTING A NEW INTERCOM AT THE TIME A DID NOT NOTE THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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