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NYC85LA203

1985-08-06 · ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ABE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED WHILE LANDING AT ALLENTOWN, PA. THE PLT STATED THAT UPON MAKING THE LANDING, THE CONTROLS FELT LIKE THE ACFT'S NOSE WHEEL HAD GONE FLAT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE NOSE UP, THE ACFT BALLOONED AND CAME DOWN TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY IN GRASS AND STOPPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA203.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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