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CHI82DA353

1982-09-16 · FORT WAYNE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT TAXIED OFF RWY ONTO GRASS TO GIVE WAY TO LANDING TRAFFIC. PAVED TAXIWAYS ARE NOT AVAILABLE & 50 FT EITHER SIDE OF RUNWAY IS USED FOR TAXIING WITH THE GRASS BEING KEPT MOWED. BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK ONTO THE PAVED RWY THE GROUND GAVE WAY & THE NOSE AND GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA353.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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