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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CHI93LA044

1992-12-01 NEWTON, Kansas, United States Airport · EWK None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF RUDDER CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING A SOFT FIELD LANDING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE STATED THAT WHILE KEEPING THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AS HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON KEEPING THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND. THE STUDENT THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER BUT STATED THIS HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON STOPPING THE DRIFT. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A SNOWBANK ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY AND NOSED DOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI93LA044.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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What the literature says.

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