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ATL87LA221

1987-07-21 · EDMUND, South Carolina, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SC24

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE CFI STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING THE PRE SOLO STUDENT MAKE A CROSSWIND LDG AFTER AN HOURS PRACTICE AT ANOTHER APT. THE STUDENT WAS USING THE SLIP METHOD TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND. TOUCHDOWN WAS WITH A SIDE LOAD ON THE GEAR AND THE ACFT BOUNCED. THE CFI STATED THAT HE CALLED FOR FULL PWR AND EITHER HE OR THE STUDENT APPLIED IT. HE CALLED FOR THE FLAPS TO BE RETRACTED TO 20 DEGREES AND NOTED THAT THE STUDENT HAD LEFT THE SWITCH UP. THE CFI SET SOME FLAPS AND THOUGHT THEY HAD CLRD THE TREES WHEN HE HEARD THE ACFT BRUSH LIMBS. THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES AND CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA221.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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