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CHI87LA008

1986-10-22 · WAUKESHA, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VES

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, IT WAS A NORMAL FLIGHT AND APPROACH TO RWY 18. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT NOSE DROPPED AND THE ACFT BOUNCED THREE OF FOUR TIMES. THE PLT STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY ADDED PWR AND BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT A VIBRATION CAUSED HIM TO CUT PWR AND LAND THE ACFT. THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY THE ROTATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI87LA008.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.