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CHI88LA216

1988-08-21 · KELLEY'S ISLAND, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 89D

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Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A WIND SHIFT AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT DISCONTINUED THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND WHEN HE JUDGED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT 'FORCED' A LANDING WITH 'ABOUT 100 YARDS' OF RUNWAY REMAINING, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS A ROAD, AND ONTO THE GRASSY OVERRUN, WHERE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SMALL DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN SOME BRUSH AT THE EDGE OF THE TREES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88LA216.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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