# NTSB MIA79FLD40: Aero Comdr 520, N113RH, Sarasota, FL, February 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1979
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1247  79/2/16    SARASOTA,FL         AERO COMDR 520      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1400                    N113RH              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD                   SARASOTA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N113RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 520
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sarasota

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790216008459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216008459A), Feb 16, 1979: Rkwell 520, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Main gear down locks broken from fuselage by landing shock.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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