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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrsy Sidewinder · Chicago, IL · August 5, 1990

Date
August 5, 1990 · 15:30 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Lansing Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90DEE09
Reported as
Amtrsy Sidewinder
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,153 total11 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gust of wind slammed homebuilt onto runway on landing. Pilot lost control and aircraft veered off runway.

As the FAA filed it

GUST OF WIND SLAMMED HOMEBUILT ONTO RUNWAY ON LANDING. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.