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Event CHI83LA355

1983-08-03 ALEXANDRIA, Indiana, United States Airport · I99 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING AFTER THE ACFT STALLED AND DRAGGED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH, HEARD THE STALL WARNING AS HE LEVELED OFF AND LOST CONTROL AS THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN IT BROKE OFF AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. A WITNESS SAID THE ACFT LEVELED OFF ABOUT 20 FT AGL AND STALLED WITH THE RIGHT WING DROPPING AS POWER WAS APPLIED. THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RWY AND BECAME INVERTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA355.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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What the literature says.

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