# Accident 19900719030039A: Cessna 152, Chicago, IL, July 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1990, 18:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5596° N, 87.5392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5596&lon=-87.5392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5538P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538P-1993-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 60 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900719030039A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO BEAT APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM TO FIELD. LOST VISIBILITY ON ROLLOUT IN HEAVY RAIN AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA182), Jul 19, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5538P), Lansing, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR'S INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING ITS LANDING ROLL.

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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