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CHI83LA137

1983-03-14 · WAUKEGAN, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND DAMAGED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE STUDENT HAD MADE FOUR FULL STOP LANDINGS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT. THEN THE INSTRUCTOR DEPLANED FOR THE STUDENT TO MAKE HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT THE ACFT LANDING NOSE GEAR FIRST WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERAL BOUNCES BEFORE THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE WITH THE NOSE WHEEL TOWARD THE REAR. THE LANDING RUNWAY WAS 32 AND THE WIND WAS 310 DEGREES AT 10 KTS WITH GUSTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA137.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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