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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA88LA143

1988-03-31 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Airport · SIG None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT COMPLETED 5 TOUCH & GO'S WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR BEFORE DROPPING HER OFF FOR FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. ON THE FIRST TOUCH & GO LANDING , THE ACFT BOUNCED AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE STUDENT PLT ADDED POWER, LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT, AFTER WHICH IT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THE ACFT THEN SLID TO A STOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA88LA143.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.