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MIA87LA096

1987-02-28 · ST.AUGUSTINE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. HE INITIATED A GO AROUND AND WHEN HE ADDED POWER THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT, GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE ADDED POWER HE RELAXED THE BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL STICK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA096.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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