19871204069219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C45H · Miami, FL · December 4, 1987

Date
December 4, 1987 · 09:35 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4209V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA053
Reported as
Beech C45H
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN12B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear failure on landing due to a broken casting. Improper level off and landing overstressed the casting.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR FAILURE ON LANDING DUE TO A BROKEN CASTING. IMPROPER LEVEL OFF AND LANDING OVERSTRESSED THE CASTING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.