38.5709° N, 90.1901° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 1985 · 12:23 local
Place
Cahokia, IL
Airport
St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N89448
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
First student solo and aircraft bounced several times. Nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
FIRST STUDENT SOLO AND AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.