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SEA84LA179

1984-07-20 · RENO, Nevada, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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ACCORDING TO THE CFI, WHEN HE & HIS STUDENT WERE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RWY 16R, HE RECEIVED A REPORT OF WIND SHEAR.THE CFI STATED THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTING HIS STUDENT IN THE 'WING DOWN' METHOD FOR X-WIND LANDINGS & THE ACFT TOUCHED-DOWNON ITS RIGHT WHEEL FIRST. THEREAFTER, THE LEFT WHEEL & NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE CFI REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THIS A 'STRONG WIND BURST (250 DEG. AT 10 TO 15 KTS.) HIT THE ACFT, VEERING IT SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.' THE CFI REPORTEDLY ADDED FULL POWER IN A RECOVERY ATTEMPT, BUT CONTROL WAS LOST AS THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE. TO AVOID STALLING, THE CFI STATED THAT HE 'NOSED THE ACFT OVER.' THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A MOUND OF DIRT PILED BESIDE A DRAINAGE DITCH BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA84LA179.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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