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CHI86LA057

1986-01-03 · INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IND

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON THE SECOND APPROACH TO RWY 22R THE PRIVATE PILOT (IN THE LEFT SEAT) ATTEMPTED TO LAND. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT HARD AND THE ACFT BOUNCED COMING DOWN ON THE LEFT WING TIP. THE ACFT THEN HIT ON ITS RIGHT MAIN GEAR, THEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE & WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86LA057.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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