Beech A36 accident near Miami, Florida, December 18, 1992
On December 18, 1992 at about 2:36 pm local time, a Beech A36, registered N9066S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Miami, Florida (Miami International airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE WING FLAPS DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DIVERTED ATTENTION TO THE RUNWAY TURNOFF POINT AND AN AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT LANDING BEHIND HIM.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 18, 1992 · about 2:36 pm local time
- Place
- Miami, Florida · Miami International
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N9066S · registry record · serial E-1305
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE FLAPS TO GET WEIGHT ON WHEELS, HE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE. THE LANDING GEAR THEN COLLAPSED. HE STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY FOCUSING ON THE RUNWAY TURNOFF AND THAT AN AIRLINER WAS LANDING BEHIND HIM.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,730 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 1,730 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,905 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 19, 1992; 3 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-VA (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SRQ Sarasota FL at 1:25 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9, 10,502 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 pm from MIA, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA93LA034.