What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NTSB accident no.: ERA25LA314 atqa: A-SO-19-25-056 sas ptrs no.: SO19202507114 task id: T-SO19-FY26-0003 registration: nxxxx privacy data omitted privacy data omitted privacy data omitted when: August 20, 2025 where: Miami executive airport : part 91, on August 20, 2025, a Piper privacy data omitted registered as nxxxx, , piloted by xxxxxxxxxxxxx reported a warn gear unsafe indicator, upon landing the landing gear collapsed at Miami executive airport on runway 27L, 2 souls on board no injuries.
Analysis: the pilot reported that while enroute the “warn gear unsafe” indicator illuminated and a decrease in airspeed was observed. After confirming that the airplane had enough fuel to reach the destination the pilot attempted to lower the landing gear. He placed the landing gear
Selector in the down position, but the landing gear position indicator lights were not illuminated. The pilot then followed the checklist for the emergency landing gear extension, but the gear indicator lights still did not illuminate, so he attempted multiple high g maneuvers to
Attempt to lock the landing gear to no avail. He then performed a low pass of the air traffic control tower who reported that the gear appeared to be down and locked. Upon touchdown the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
Post accident examination of the airplane revealed that the hydraulic system contained only trace amounts of fluid. The system was then serviced with hydraulic fluid and operated successfully. Further examination of the hydraulic system found that hydraulic fluid was
Leaking from a cracked fitting. Based on this information, it is likely that the inflight loss of hydraulic fluid through the cracked fitting resulted in the system failing to operate as intended.
Probable cause and findings
The federal aviation administration determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: an inflight loss of hydraulic fluid from the landing gear system through a cracked fitting, which resulted in a landing gear collapse upon touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
NTSB ACCIDENT NO.: ERA25LA314 ATQA: A-SO-19-25-056 SAS PTRS NO.: SO19202507114 TASK ID: T-SO19-FY26-0003 REGISTRATION: NXXXX ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN: AUGUST 20, 2025 WHERE: MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT : PART 91, ON AUGUST 20, 2025, A PIPER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTERED AS NXXXX, , PILOTED BY XXXXXXXXXXXXX REPORTED A WARN GEAR UNSAFE INDICATOR, UPON LANDING THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 27L, 2 SOULS ON BOARD NO INJURIES.
ANALYSIS: THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENROUTE THE “WARN GEAR UNSAFE” INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A DECREASE IN AIRSPEED WAS OBSERVED. AFTER CONFIRMING THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH THE DESTINATION THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR
SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT THEN FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, BUT THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE, SO HE ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE HIGH G MANEUVERS TO
ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE LANDING GEAR TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN PERFORMED A LOW PASS OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER WHO REPORTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.
POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CONTAINED ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF FLUID. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN SERVICED WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID AND OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOUND THAT HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS
LEAKING FROM A CRACKED FITTING. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID THROUGH THE CRACKED FITTING RESULTED IN THE SYSTEM FAILING TO OPERATE AS INTENDED.
PROBABLE CAUSE AND FINDINGS
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION DETERMINES THE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) OF THIS ACCIDENT TO BE: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM THROUGH A CRACKED FITTING, WHICH RESULTED IN A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE UPON TOUCHDOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.