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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Sterling Rockfa, IL · March 16, 1990

Date: March 16, 1990 · 14:30 local
Place: Sterling Rockfa, IL
Airport: Whiteside Co Airport-Jos H Bitto
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N737GN
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI90LA097
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 52 total27 in this make and model15 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.

Student landing in gusty wind struck ground and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LANDING IN GUSTY WIND STRUCK GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

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 CHI90LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRock Falls, ILAn encounter with wind conditions which exceeded the capability of the student pilot.Mar 16, 1990 · Substantial damage