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BFO87LA023

1987-02-01 · WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport W22

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Factual narrative

THE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING THE LAST OF 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE LANDING WAS MADE AT MINIMUM AIRSPEED. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE WHERE AFTERWARDS THE L MAIN GEAR HIT A SNOWBANK ALONGSIDE THE RWY. A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED AND THE ACFT NOSED DOWN IN THE SNOW. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE INSPECTION PLATE BEHIND THE RUDDER PEDALS WAS BENT UP AND MAY HAVE INTERFERED WITH HIS L-FOOT AS HE TRIED TO STEER THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE L. MAIN GEAR HIT THE SNOWBANK ABOUT 1 SECOND AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THE STUDENT IS A PRIVATE PILOT; HOWEVER HE WAS RESTRICTED TO STUDENT PRIVILEGES PENDING A FAA MEDICAL FLIGHT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE VISION IN HIS LEFT EYE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_BFO87LA023.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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