# Incident 19900731042839I: Cessna 152, Chicago/Aurora, IL, July 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1990, 10:54 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757VT-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731042839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED UNTIL NOSEWHEEL TIRE FAILED.

## Other reports on N757VT (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980102000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102000079A), Jan 2, 1998: Cessna 152 (N757VT), Everglades, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty crosswind. Hit nose first. Tore off nose gear wind exceeded crosswind component. (-23) the aircraft sustained substantial damage…
- [Accident 19790703013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703013509A), Jul 3, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757VT), West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing. Bent engine mount and prop.

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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