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LAX84LA306

1984-05-20 · SAN JOSE, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SJC

N82009 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (GOODWIN JAMES W 162F), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE BOUNCED LANDING AS A 'PORPOISE'. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84LA306.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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