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CHI83LA157

1983-03-28 · INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IND

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED ENOUGH TO MAKE THE PROPELLER HIT THE RWY DURING LANDING. THE PILOT HAD MADE AN ILS APPROACH AND WHEN THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS IT CROSSED THE RWY THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 70 KTS. AT 10 FT AGL THE PILOT CUT THE POWER, FLARED, AND THE ACFT LANDED HARD. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP DIRECTION RELATIVELY STRAIGHT THROUGH SEVERAL BOUNCES AFTER THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT SAID THE ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF HE HAD MAINTAINED SOME POWER ON THE ACFT UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA157.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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