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FTW84LA229

1984-05-05 · SEYMOUR, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 60F

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE 27 HOUR STUDENT PLT ABORTED HIS LANDING WHEN THE ACFT BEGAN TO BALLOON. THE PLT RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND THE ACFT SETTLED HARD ONTO THE RWY AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PLT REACTED BY PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE AND INADVERTENTLY APPLIED LEFT AILERON WHEN HE LEANED LEFT TO VISUALLY CHECK THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84LA229.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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