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LAX85LA389

1985-09-11 · APPLE VALLEY, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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WHILE PRACTICING STOP AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, THE SOLO STUDENT PLT FLARED TOO HIGH ON THE SECOND LANDING AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PLT APPLIED POWER TO NEGOTIATE A GO AROUND. THE NOSE PTICHED UP AND THE ACFT STALLED. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE GND ON ITS MAIN WHEELS AND BOUNCED. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. THE ACFT CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRT. THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PLT HAD ACCUMULATED 24.8 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL 1.7 HOURS WERE OBTAINED AS PIC. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85LA389.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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