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Event CHI85LA189
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PLT STATED HE WAS ABOUT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF DURING THE LONG GROUND RUN WHEN THE ACFT LIFTED OFF. AT 30 TO 40 FT AGL ACFT BEGAN TO SINK. ACFT CONTACTED A FENCE POST AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND ACFT NOSED OVER. PLT PREVIOUSLY ABORTED ONE TAKEOFF BECAUSE OF A LONG TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. AIRSTRIP BEING USED WAS REPORTED AS BEING SOFTER THAN NORMAL. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE TEST RUN REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS. PLT REPORTED, 'THERE IS A LARGE GROVE OF TREES & BUILDINGS DIRECTLY EAST OF SOUTH PART OF RUNWAY WHICH UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITION, AN EAST WIND COULD CAUSE A DOWNDRAFT OR LOW LIFT CONDITION.' LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM THEEAST DURING THE TAKEOFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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