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Event MKC83LA016

1982-11-02 EXCELSIOR SPGS., Missouri, United States Airport · 3EX None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01 IN WINDS THAT WERE FROM 320 DEGREES AT 5, GUSTING 8 KTS. DURING THE APPROACH, HE LOWERED FULL FLAPS AND MAINTAINED A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND FELL FROM ABOUT 15 TO 20 FT AGL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. REPORTEDLY, THE POWER HAD BEEN RETARDED TO IDLE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND LANDED HARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC83LA016.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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What the literature says.

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