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DEN88LA174

1988-07-25 · GILLETTE, Wyoming, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GCC

N5266J has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AEROPRAKT MANUFACTURING SP ZOO A22LS, built 2016), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS COMPLETING HIS FIRST SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TURNED 180 DEG TO THE LEFT & CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL & AIRFRAME. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_DEN88LA174.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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