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CHI87LA214

1987-09-20 · GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GRB

N146M has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-12, built 1946), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT INTENDED TO LAND LONG ON RWY 36L SINCE HE PARKED THE ACFT NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD. HE STATED THAT HE FLEW OVER THE RWY AT AN ALT OF APRX 30 FT UNTIL NEAR THE INTX WITH RWY 6/24, THEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES & ADJUSTED THE TRIM FOR LANDING. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE RWY, PORPOISED TWICE & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA214.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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