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FTW85LA064

1984-12-03 · HOUSTON, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AXH

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SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON A FULL STOP LANDING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 5,000 X 100 FT RWY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WINDS WERE NORTHEASTERLY AT 10 KTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, TWO FULL STOP LANDINGS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. DURING THE ROLL OUT OF BOTH LANDINGS A SLIGHT NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY WAS REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED BY THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT. AFTER THE THIRD LDG THE PILOT STATED THAT A VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT TURN OCCURRED CAUSING THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW85LA064.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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