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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CHI91LA147

1991-05-06 WICHITA, Kansas, United States Airport · 71K None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A GO AROUND WAS NOT PERFORMED RESULTING IN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN NOT BEING ATTAINED BY THE PILOT.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED LONG DURING HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT. WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY REMAINING, HE ATTEMPTED TO VEER OFF ONTO AN AUXILARY PARALLEL GRASS STRIP. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A DITCH DURING THE VEER ONTO THE GRASS STRIP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA147.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.