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Event BFO85LA047
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THE PLT PREFLDD THE ACFT IAW A CHECKLIST AND DID NOT NOTE ANY ABNORMALITIES. FOLLOWING A NORMAL TKOF THE PLT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, EXPERIENCING NO COMPLICATIONS UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. THE WINDS RECORDED AT BWI WERE OUT OF 220 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE PLT LNDD TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF RWY 32, TOUCHING DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR FIRST, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE NOSEWHEEL CONTACTING THE RWY. AFTER THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OUR IN MUDDY GRASS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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