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LAX88LA022

1987-10-23 · AVALON, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AVX

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE LEFTBY APPLYING LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY; HOWEVER, IT BEGAN TO SKID. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY, DECIDED TO APPLY FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A BERM. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. NO OTHER MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES WERE FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX88LA022.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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