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Event ATL88LA194
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AFTER MAKING A LOCAL FLT, THE STUDENT PLT RETURNED TO THE ARPT, BUT DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABT 60' SHORT OF THE RWY. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. THE ACFT THEN TRAVELED ABT 370 FT FURTHER BEFORE COMING TO REST BESIDE THE RWY. A POST-IMPACT FIRE ERUPTED & THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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