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Event CHI83LA426
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THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND THE WIND WAS FROM 010 DEGREES AT 7 KTS.THE LANDING WAS ON RWY 29. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING THE ACFT BOUNCED ABOUT A FT INTO THE AIR AND THAT HEAPPLIED FORWARD STICK TO PLANT THE MAIN WHEELS OF THIS TAILWHEEL ACFT ON THE RWY. WHEN THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT THE WELD ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT BROKE. THE LEFT GEAR THEN COLLAPSED AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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