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ATL88LA023

1987-10-21 · CONWAY, South Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HYW

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS PERFORMING A NORMAL LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. THE ACFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AT TOUCHDOWN AND WAS PARTIALLY OFF THE RWY TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BRAKES AND KEEP THE ACFT'S GROUND TRACK PARALLEL WITH THE RWY, HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO SKID TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT'S NOSEWHEEL DROPPED INTO A DITCH 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_1987_ATL88LA023.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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