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NYC86LA157

1986-06-23 · BALLY, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 7N8

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT LANDED ON RUWNAY 34 IN WINDS HE ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10-15 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT AT TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING WAS CAUGHT BY A GUST AND RAISED. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS SUFFICENT RUNWAY TO CONTINUE THE LANDING ROLL; HOWEVER, HE NOTICED PEOPLE AHEAD THAT WERE APPROACHING THE RUNWAY FROM THE RIGHT. BY THE TIME THE PILOT HAD CORRECTED THE LEFT WING HIGH CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED FURTHER RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY. AS A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, THE PILOT TURNED FURTHER RIGHT TO AVOID THE PERSONNEL. DUE TO RISING TERRAIN, HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR A TREELINE. WHEN A COLLISION WITH TREES BECAME OBVIOUS, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER. THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE TREES, BUT THE WINGS WERE SHEARED OFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA157.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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