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CHI83LA101

1983-02-06 · JACKSON, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JXN

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE TAILWHEEL ACFT VEERED DURING LANDING ON RWY 5 & THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE WIND WAS 110 DEGREES 6 KTS. THE PILOT STATES HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER WHO OBSERVED THE LANDING REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. AN FAA MECHANIC INSPECTED THE LEFT GEAR AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE ANY PREIMPACT FAILURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA101.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.