# Accident 19880530018369A: Cessna 152, Romeoville, IL, May 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6081° N, 88.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEWIS UNIVERSITY (LOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6081&lon=-88.0964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68312 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530018369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED FROM THE IMPACT. FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA122), May 30, 1988: Cessna 152 (N68312), Romeoville, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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