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FTW82DA168

1982-05-06 · HARRISON, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HRO

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY BUCKLED, THE WINDSHIELD SUPPORT BUCKLED AND THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD POPPED PARTIALLY OUT OF ITS CHANNEL. THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND TAXIED IN. THE PROPS AND ENGINE NACELLES WERE WRINKLED, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BENT AND THE RIGHT REAR SPAR WAS ALSO BENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA168.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.