Event FTW87LA013

1986-10-29 ENGLAND AFB, Louisiana, United States Airport · AEX None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2602F

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

HUGHES AERO CORP PREDATOR C

Year of manufacture

2004

Engine

ROTAX 582UL (65 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20090502

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A281A1

Registrant of record

ELLIOTT CHRISTOPHER K

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2602F Cessna 182J None

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS ON AN APCH INTO ENGLAND AFB, LA, BEHIND A FLT OF 4 JET FIGHTERS. HE STATED THAT AT APRX 200 FT PAST THE THRESHOLD, WHILE AT ABOUT 3 FT AGL & 80 MPH, THE ACFT SUDDENLY FELL & TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR. IT THEN PORPOISED BTN THE MAIN & NOSE GEAR ABOUT 3 TIMES. DURING THE SEQUENCE, THE TIPS OF THE PROP BLADES & THE FIRE WALL WERE DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW87LA013.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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