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NYC83LA031

1982-11-24 · MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MDT

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER LANDING THE TOWER DIRECTED THE PILOT TO BACK TAXI ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY THE PILOT TAXIED STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH PROPER CONTROL DEFLECTIONS FOR A 10 DEGREE STRONG WIND BEHIND THE LEFT WING. A STRONG GUSTY WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE LIFTED UP AND COME TO REST INVERTED. WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_NYC83LA031.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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