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CHI93LA085

1993-02-02 · OMAHA, Nebraska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3NO

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT COMMENCED TAKEOFF ON A NARROW RUNWAY WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND COMPONENT. THE AIRPLANE ANGLED LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED ALIGNMENT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE, BUT WAS LEFT OF CENTERLINE. WHEN HE RELEASED RIGHT BRAKE, THE AIRPLANE ANGLED LEFT INTO SNOW AT THE RUNWAY EDGE AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_CHI93LA085.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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