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NYC91LA214

1991-08-17 · MONTAUK, New York, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, RESULTING IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INTERPRETATION OF THE WIND CONDITIONS, MISJUDGMENT OF THE FLARE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BALLOON AND STALL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE AND A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT AND REAR OF THE AIRPLANE CAUSED THE NOSE TO RISE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE 3000 FOOT RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND PENETRATE THROUGH THE WING. THE PILOT COULD NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE ARIPLANE AND IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS ACCIDENT REPORT THAT THE WIND WAS ZERO. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_NYC91LA214.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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