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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Champaign-Urban, IL · July 16, 1987

Date: July 16, 1987 · 15:57 local
Place: Champaign-Urban, IL
Airport: University Of Illinois-Willar
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4967B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI87LA168
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N4967BRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15283730 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Bounced on landing. Lost directional control. Bounced again. Nose wheel collapsed. Nose hit runway.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. BOUNCED AGAIN. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. NOSE HIT 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.

NTSB CHI87LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSavoy, ILA student pilot was on his initial solo flight and had been instructed to do touch and go landings. On his second landing he did not achieve a proper flare attitude, the aircraft touched down flat and fast and began to porpoise. After approximately three…Jul 16, 1987 · Substantial damage