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NYC85LA135

1985-05-25 · MILLVILLE, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MIV

N911JM has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BELL UH-1H, built 1965), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED DURING THE APCH, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, HOWEVER, THE 'IN-TRANSIT' LIGHT WENT OUT. HE ALSO REPORTED, THE GEAR WARNING HORN STOPPED SOUNDING AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. THE GEAR WAS THEN RECYCLED AND THE SAME RESULTS OCCURRED. THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION. THE PLT REPORTED TOUCHDOWN WAS 'LIGHT' AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE THROTTLES WERE REDUCED AT WHICH TIME THE ACFT SEEMED TO 'HOP'. THE RIGHT GEAR THEN COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT MADE A GRADUAL TURN TO THE RIGHT. DESPITE REMEDIAL ACTION, THE ACFT CAME TO REST APRX 25 FT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA135.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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