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LAX83LA118

1983-02-23 · PEORIA, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport P37

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SIGN AND A WALL DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER AN OVERRUN. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING AND HAD MADE 2 SHORT FIELD LANDINGS ON THE 3RD APPROACH HE FORGOT TO LOWER FLAPS. HIS APPROACH WAS FAST AND LONG AND HE LANDED TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY. HIS GO-AROUND WAS DELAYED. WHEN THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAYS DEPARTURE END DURING THE GO-AROUND THE ACFT FAILED TO CLEAR A SIGN AND COLLIDED WITH A WALL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA118.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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