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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event SEA87LA133

1987-07-06 SPOKANE, Washington, United States Airport · SFF None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AT TOUCHDOWN A PROP STRIKE OCCURRED. THE PILOT IMMEDIATLEY ADDED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND. SINCE THE PROP STRIKE WAS SEVERE FULL POWER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE PILOT MADE A SHALLOW 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE RWY AND LANDED ON THE GRASS. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT BECAME IMBEDDED IN THE AIRCRAFTS WING. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT THE GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE DUE TO A HARD LANDING, INSPECTION AND WITNESS STATEMENTS REVEALED THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO A HARD LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_SEA87LA133.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.