Piper PA-44-180 incident near Miami, Florida, November 9, 1985
On November 9, 1985 at about 8:21 pm local time, a Piper PA-44-180, registered N2103K, 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
- November 9, 1985 · about 8:21 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-44-180 · all PA-44-180s on the register
- Registration
- N2103K · registry record · serial 44-7995183
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCH & AFTER ARRIVING AT MINIMUMS, DECLARED A MISSED APCH, RETRACTED HIS LANDING GEAR & FLAPS BUT DECIDED TO LAND AND CONTINUED HIS APCH & INADVERTENTLY LANDED GEAR UP.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,813 hours in all; 79 in this make and model; 79 in the last 90 days; 1,478 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,698 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 30, 1985; 48 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-E1A6D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Caicos Enterpries Unl.,Inc.
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 4,999 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:26 pm from TMB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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