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CHI83LA098

1983-02-01 · WARSAW, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ASW

N209JA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22, built 2016), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE CONTACTED UNICOM FOR AN ADVISORY. REPORTEDLY, THE WIND AT THAT TIME WAS FROM 090 DEG AT 15 KTS, WITHIN THE X-WIND CAPABILITY OF THE ACFT. DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING, THE PLT SLIPPED THE PLANE TO A NORMAL RIGHT-WHEEL TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 36. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, A HEAVY GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AGAIN. THE PLT APPLIED POWER AND RETURNED OVER THE RWY FOR A 2ND ATTEMPT TO LAND. ANOTHER GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PLT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRSPEED WAS SLOW AND THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE WEST TOWARD A WATER TOWER AND OTHER OBSTACLES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT MUSHED INTO A ROUGH FIELD AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND HAD GUSTED TO 30 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA098.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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