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CHI85LA045

1984-11-08 · ALTON, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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WHILE ON A SOLO TRAINING FLT, THE STUDENT PLT FLEW FROM CENTRALIA TO ALTON, IL, & ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ONRWY 11. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 170 DEG AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS. DURING THE APCH, THE ACFT WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY WHERE IT TOUCHED DOWN. DUE TO RECENT CONSTRUCTION, THERE WAS AN AREA OF SOFT DIRT BESIDE THE RWY. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE LEFT GEAR WENT OFF THE RWY INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN & THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI85LA045.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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