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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ATL91LA082

1991-04-07 HATTERAS, North Carolina, United States Airport · 8W5 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N62340

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

NORTH AMERICAN/MEDORE ARTHUR AT6-D

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8245F

Registrant of record

LIBERTY AVIATION MUSEUM

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE, SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT PORPOISE, AND HIS FAILURE TO EXECUTE A BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERY.

Factual narrative

THE LOW TIME PRIVATE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH THREE PASSENGERS. ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, PORPOISED, & TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED REARWARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_ATL91LA082.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.