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CHI84LA220

1984-06-01 · LANSING, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE ON A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE RESULTING IN A PORPOISE & THECANARD WAS DAMAGED. THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR CERTIFIED BY THE FAA. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING HAD A HIGHER ANGLE OF INCIDENCE THAN THE LEFT CREATING AN ASYMMETRICAL LIFT CONDITION. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT STICK TO LIFT THE LEFT WING AND THE ACFT ATTAINED A HEIGHT OF 4 FT TO 5 FT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA220.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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