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NYC83LA055

1983-01-21 · MERIDEN, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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AFTER RETURNING FROM AN OUT-AND-BACK X-COUNTRY, THE PLT LANDED ON A RWY WITH PATCHES OF ICE. HE STATED THAT AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL SEEMED TO BE FROZEN AND SKIDDED ON A PATCH OF ICE. AS THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SKID, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A DRY PART OF THE RWY AND THE ACFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE TRIED TO COUNTER THE MOVEMENT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND A SLIGHT APPLICATION OF POWER. HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND NOSEWHEEL HIT A SNOWBANK AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA055.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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