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Event ATL86LA214

1986-07-31 LENOIR, North Carolina, United States Airport · NC27 Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS EXECUTING FULL STOP LANDINGS THEN MAKING A TAKE OFF AFTER EACH LANDING. HE WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FOURTH LANDING WHEN THE ACFT BOUNCED, HE APPLIED POWER TO TRY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE STRUT DUG IN THE SOD AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LA214.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.