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ATL83LA306

1983-08-01 · GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER A SOLO STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 KTS. BECAUSE OF THE WIND AND TURBULENCE THE CFI HAD FLOWN ONE PATTERN WITH HIM. THE STUDENT MADE THE LANDING WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CFI GOT OUT AND THE STUDENT MADE A SUCCESSFUL SOLO LANDING. ON THE 2ND APPROACH HE WAS TOO HIGH AND WENT AROUND. ON THE 3RD APPROACH HE WAS HIGH AGAIN AND UNSTEADY IN THE WIND. THE ACFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND THE STUDENT APPLIED THE BRAKES THROUGHOUT A SERIES OF BOUNCES FOLLOWED BY THE ACFT NOSING OVER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY.THE STUDENT HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FULL STOP LANDINGS USING 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND 60 KTS OF AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA306.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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