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CHI93LA032

1992-11-14 · KANKAKEE, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT OBTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PRIOR TO LANDING TOUCH DOWN IN A CROSSWIND CONDITION.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN HIS TAILWHEEL CONFIGURED AIRPLANE. DURING THE LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT STATED HIS WING WAS PICKED UP BY THE WIND DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING TOUCHDOWN. THE WIND, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WAS AN APPROXIMATE 50 DEGREE CROSSWIND AT NINE KNOTS GUSTING TO ABOUT THIRTEEN KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AFTER HE LEVELED THE WINGS. THE LANDING ROLL WAS NOT PARALLEL WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY EDGE, ITS TIRES SANK INTO THE SOFT GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITNESS STATED THE WINDS WERE UNUSUALLY VARIABLE DURING THE TIMEFRAME OF THE ACCIDENT EVENT. HE STATED HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRIKE THE GROUND AND CARTWHEEL, ENDING UP WITH ITS NOSE AND LEFT WINGTIP ON THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI93LA032.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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