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BFO85FA009

1984-12-17 · MANASSAS, Virginia, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport W20

N14LC has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-14A, built 2021), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER A HIGHER AND FASTER APCH THAN USUAL DUE TO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE, POWER WAS ADDED FOR A GO AROUND, THE PILOT LATER STATED. WITNESSES SAW THE NOSE PITCH UP AND THE LEFT WING DROP WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LEFT YAW CONCURRENT WITH THE ADDITION OF POWER. THE ROLL AND YAW CONTINUED UNTILGROUND CONTACT IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE ABOUT 50 FT LEFT OF THE RWY 16R PAVEMENT. THE STUDENT PILOT SOLOED TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE HAD ACCUMULATED 25 TOTAL HOURS, BUT ONLY 10 IN THE AA-5A. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_BFO85FA009.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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