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CHI86LA078

1986-01-26 · MADISON, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MSN

N1156C has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (EAA 1156 INC PIETENPOL, built 2011), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

A GEAR UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED BY THE PILOT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY AN AIRLINER AHEAD OF HIM IN THE PATTERN AND DID NOT CONSULT HIS BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN MUCH IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86LA078.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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