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ATL92LA058

1992-03-11 · AIKEN, South Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AIK

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE UNEXPECTED, GUSTING CROSSWIND.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OBTAINED A STANDARD WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLIGHT. THE BREIFING NOTED THAT A SIGMET WAS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERE TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AT HIS DESTINATION HE OBSERVED THE WIND SOCK PERIODICALLY AND NOTED THAT IT INDICATED THE WIND WAS ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. AT TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT WING WAS LIFTED BY A WIND GUST, THE PILOT SAID, WHICH COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED WITH THE AILERON. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ATL92LA058.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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