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SEA93LA116

1993-05-20 · RITZVILLE, Washington, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 33S

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE IMPROPER LANDING FLARE.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT DELAYED THE LANDING FLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR, BLOWING THE TIRE. THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, LANDED HARD AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_SEA93LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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