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FTW89LA082

1989-04-15 · ADDISON, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ADS

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHERE SHE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO START TO PORPOISE, AND THEN DID NOT CORRECT IT.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT WAS MAKING A LANDING DURING A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FAA AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE STATED THE FOLLOWING: 'ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.' ON THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, THE PILOT STATED: 'NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED ON LANDING.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_FTW89LA082.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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