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LAX84LA089

1983-12-02 · THERMAL, California, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TRM

N94330 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ASHLOCK JERRY LEE SR5, built 1999), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER THE STUDENT RETURNED FROM A SOLO X-COUNTRY, SHE ENCOUNTERED A X-WIND CONDITION DURING HER LANDING. SHE REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APCH FOR THE LANDING, SHE SELECTED FULL FLAPS. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST & THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY ONTO SOFT GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR THEN PARTIALLY COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT DID NOT REMEMBER RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN X-WIND LANDING TECHNIQUES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84LA089.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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