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BFO88DIG01

1987-10-10 · STEVENSVILLE, Maryland, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport W29

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Factual narrative

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, THE STUDENT PLT MADE AN APPROACH AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED. SUBSEQUENTLY,THE ACFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. THE STUDENT STATED THAT CONTROL WAS LOST ON THE GO-AROUND AND THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND APRX 30 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE PROP. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 86 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE STUDENT RPRTD THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ACFT OR ENG. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_BFO88DIG01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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