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CHI86FEV05

1986-09-21 · LACON, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C75

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, & SUBSEQUENTLY, ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE LEFT 'DRAG BRAKE' (A BRAKING DEVICE ACTIVATED DURING THE LAST PORTION OF RUDDER TRAVEL) & OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT. HE THEN ACTIVATED THE RIGHT 'DRAG BRAKE' & OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP & ACFT DAMAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86FEV05.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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