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CHI84LA036

1983-11-03 · CHESANING, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 50G

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE HOMEBUILT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENG QUIT DUE TO INADEQUATE GROUNDING. THE PLT RETURNED TO THE FIELD & MADE A SMOOTH LANDING. AT THE END OF THE ROLL OUT THE ANCHOR PLATE FOR THE LANDING GEAR TRUSS FAILED CAUSING THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE 3/4 INCH X 0.049, 4130 SQUARE TUBING USED FOR THE ANCHOR PLATE WAS TOO LIGHT TO CARRY THE ACFT LOADING & THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY CRACKED FROM HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI84LA036.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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