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CHI90LA158

1990-06-22 · MORAINE, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport I73

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE GROUND CLEARANCE DURING HIS APPROACH TO LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FOG AND RAIN.

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A LEVEE LOCATED OFF THE APPROACH END OF THE LANDING RUNWAY, SHEARED OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ABOUT 2/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT, BUT THE LEVEE 'WAS OBSCURED...BLENDING INTO THE AIRPORT BACKGROUND. MY PASSENGER AT THE LAST MINUTE CALLED FOR ME TO PULL UP...' BUT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI90LA158.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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