ATL84LA034

1983-10-29 · DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4R9

Aircraft involved

N6673T Cessna 150A None

Factual narrative

THE ACFTS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SOLO TRAINING MISSION TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. THE PLT SAID HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND AS THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOWERED HE ADDED SLIGHT RIGHT RUDDER TO HOLD A ROLL PARALLEL TO THE RWY CENTERLINE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONTACTING THE RWY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFT AND THE ACFT SLID OFF THE RWY. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED THAT THE BREAK OCCURRED AT AN OLD REPAIR WELD ON A BRACE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84LA034.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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