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NYC83LA151

1983-06-24 · MONTAUK, New York, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MTP

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT STATED THE FINAL APPROACH WAS FLOWN LOW AND ABOUT 70 MPH. AT ABOUT 10-20 FT ABOVE THE GROUND THE ACFT STARTED TO SINK AND THE PILOTSAID HE APPLIED BACK PRESSURE TO THE ELEVATOR. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENTOF SAND WHICH SEPARATED THE NOSE GEAR FROM THE ACFT AND BENT THE PROP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA151.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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