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ATL83LA301

1983-07-31 · ATLANTA, Georgia, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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DURING ARRIVAL ON A DARK NIGHT, THE PLT FLEW PAST THE ARPT. AFTER RECEIVING A DF-STEER, HE OBSERVED THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT & DESCEND TO LAND ON RWY 8R. HIS INITIAL APPROACH WAS HIGH, SO HE CIRCLED AS HE DESCENDED TOWARD THE ARPT. REPORTEDLY, HE LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY & DID NOT REALIZE THAT HE WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE INTENDED LANDING AREA UNTIL REACHING A VERY LOW ALTITUDE. THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND & RAISED THE FLAPS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN BESIDE RWY 14/32 WHILE ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING. THE IMPACT POINT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF RWY 8R. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT STALLED AFTER HE RAISED THE FLAPS. RWY 8R WAS LIGHTED AND RWYS 8L & 14/32 WERE UNLIGHTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA301.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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