NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA90LA063
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
AN INADEQUATE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND INADEQUATE CLEARANCE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH TREES.
Factual narrative
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP. SEVERAL INDENTATIONS ON THE GROUND INDICATE THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1990_SEA90LA063.txt.
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