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ATL87LA085

1987-03-13 · BOLIVAR, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport M08

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT HE FLARED EXCESSIVELY DURING TOUCHDOWN WHILE PRACTICING A TOUCH & GO LANDING, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BALLOON. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND HEADED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE STUDENT PLT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRPLANE USING RIGHT RUDDER, AND BRAKE IT TO A STOP. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY INTO SOFT DIRT WHERE IT NOSED OVER INVERTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA085.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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