ATL88LA116

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK RAPIDLY ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE THE RWY THRESHOLD. HE ADDED PWR AND INITIATED A FLARE. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN AND ROLLED RT. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQEUNTLY SKIDDED OFF OF THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. THE TWR CHIEF CONTROLLER RPTD THAT WIND GUSTS OF 25 KTS AND HIGHER HAD BEEN OBSERVED AT THE ARPT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND THAT THE WIND DIRECTION HAD VARIED. HE NOTED THAT ARPT ATIS BROADCASTS HAD INCLUDED WIND GUST ADVISORIES FOR OVER 2 HRS PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12