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SEA83LA192

1983-08-31 · WENATCHEE, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. AFTER COMPLETING 2 TOUCH & GO'S, HE ELECTED TO PRACTICE A SMIULATED FORCED LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR WHEN THE ACFT WAS ON A DOWNWIND LEG. HOWEVER, THE PLT DID NOT REPORT WHETHER OR NOT THE GEAR WAS DOWN & LOCKED OR IF HE HEARD A WARNING HORN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS, BUT WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE GEAR OR GEAR WARNING SYSTEMS WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_SEA83LA192.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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