42.2711° N, 89.0940° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 13, 1986 · 16:44 local
Place
Rockford, IL
Airport
Greater Rockford
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6265P
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total25 in this make and model25 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.
Solo student retracted flaps on rollout and lost directional control. Struck a snowbank and nose gear broke off.
As the FAA filed it
SOLO STUDENT RETRACTED FLAPS ON ROLLOUT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK A SNOWBANK AND NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF.