NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL89DEK01
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Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARED AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.
Factual narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE LANDING, HE 'OVERFLARED' AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. HE SAID HE THEN OVERCORRECTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & BOUNCED ABOUT 2 TIMES. THE PLT TAXIED TO THE RAMP, THEN AFTER PARKING, DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE PROP & NOSE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1989_ATL89DEK01.txt.
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