Piper PA-38-112 incident near Miami, Florida, June 18, 1985
On June 18, 1985 at about 10:28 pm local time, a Piper PA-38-112, registered N25701, suffered minor damage in an incident near Miami, Florida (Tamiami airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 18, 1985 · about 10:28 pm local time
- Place
- Miami, Florida · Tamiami · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · all PA-38-112s on the register
- Registration
- N25701 · no longer on the register · serial 38-81A0057
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WING DROPPED TO THE RWY AFTER LNDG. THE CFI SAID THAT THE LNDG WAS SMOOTH WITH THE STUDENT PLT AT THE CONTROLS. WHEN THE WING STARTED DROPPING THE CFI SAID HE TOOK THE CONTROLS BUT COULD NOT KEEP THE WING UP. POST ACC INVEST SHOWED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR ATTACHMENT HAD SEPARATED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,350 hours in all; 1,300 in this make and model; 179 in the last 90 days; 36 in the last 30 days; 2,200 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,775 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 30, 1985; 21 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Rod Fla,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: TMB
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 5,002 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:00 pm from TMB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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