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CHI89LA159

1989-08-04 · BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 02C

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO TAKE PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION AFTER ENCOUNTERING A WIND GUST ON LANDING.

Factual narrative

WHILE LANDING, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A NEIGHBORING FIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_CHI89LA159.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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