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Event ATL83LA324

1983-08-13 MANASSES, Virginia, United States Airport · W10 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN 1ST & THE ACFT BOUNCED. ON THE 3RD BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AFTER EXITING THE ACFT, THE PLT SAW A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE COWLING WHICH RESULTED IN FURTHER DAMAGE BEFORE IT COULD BE EXTINGUISHED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA324.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.