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MIA89LA072

1989-01-26 · ORLANDO, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ORL

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FLARE FOR LANDING AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT FAILED TO FLARE THE ACFT FOR LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT BOUNCED, TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED AGAIN, THEN DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS & NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA072.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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