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BFO85LA016

1985-02-10 · OCEAN CITY, Maryland, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N80

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WHILE ON A STUDENT SOLO X-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PLT EXPERIENCED VERTICAL GUSTING CONDITIONS DURING THE SECOND LANDING PATTERN, FOLLOWING AN INITIAL GO-AROUND. FEARING A HARD LANDING DUE TO A SEVERE GUST, THE PLT ABRUPTLY APPLIED FULL BACK PRESSURE ON THE STICK, ALTHOUGH THE ACFT WAS STILL APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE RWY. THIS RESULTED IN A STALL, ACCORDING TO THE PLT. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE CENTER OF RWY 32 AND SKIDDED ABOUT 800 FEET DOWN THE RWY BEFORE COMING TO A REST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_BFO85LA016.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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