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CHI90LA151

1990-06-10 · WHEELING, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PWK

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER FLARE ATTITUDE IN THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND THE NOSE WHEEL FORK FRACTURED ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI90LA151.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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