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CHI83LA164

1983-04-12 · KANKAKEE, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A ROUND ROBIN, CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLT. HIS FIRST LANDING WAS MADE ON RWY 4 AT THE GREATER KANKAKEE ARPT. DURING TOUCHDOWN IN A STRONG CROSS-WIND, THE ACFT BOUNCED, THEN VEERED OFF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE STUDENT ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 100 DEG AT 20 GSTG 25 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA164.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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