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CHI92LA244

1992-08-16 · PARK RAPIDS, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PKD

N6055N has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN WAGONER WILLIAM L CHALLENGER 2, built 1999), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A HARD LANDING DUE TO EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE.

Factual narrative

PILOT WAS MAKING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 WITH WIND 160 AT 17 KNOTS. PILOT SLIPPED AIRPLANE TO COMPENSATE FOR CROSSWIND. OVER THE RUNWAY AT 15 FEET AGL THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA244.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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