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BFO85FA012

1985-01-09 · GLEN BURNIE, Maryland, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BWI

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON SHORT FINAL THE ACFT WAS OBSVD TO NOSE DOWN INTO THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF RWY 33L. THE COPLT STATED THAT HE SENSED THAT HE WAS GETTING SLOW AND WENT TO ADD PWR WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS SITTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE LEFT SEAT AND ALTHOUGH HE HAD OVER 2400 TOTAL FLT HRS, ALL BUT 2 HRS OF THAT WERE IN ACFT THAT HAD THE THROTTLE CONTROL ON THE LEFT. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE BUT THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN AND THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK UP INTO THE AIR BEFORE SETTLING BACK DOWN ON THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_BFO85FA012.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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