# Accident 19900805030299A: Cessna 152, Cahokia, IL, August 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1990, 15:35 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5697° N, 90.1691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5697&lon=-90.1691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757UX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757UX-2013-07-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 49 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030299A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING,ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO COME BACK DOWN HARD WITH COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 CHI90LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA215), Aug 5, 1990: Cessna 152 (N757UX), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N757UX (1)

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

- [Incident 19790827032939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827032939I), Aug 27, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757UX), Springfield, IL. Forced landing after power loss. Found loose rocker arm adjusting nut.

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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