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FTW82FA069

1982-02-24 · FORT WORTH, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport F72

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Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. WITNESSES STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE WIND SHIFTED FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO ABOUT 30 KNOTS. THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY, TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AT 60 KNOTS BUT FAILED TO CLIMB. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND DRIFTED LEFT. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND STRUCK THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82FA069.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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