# Accident 19940317005619A: Cessna 152, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, March 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1994, 14:02 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1290° N, 87.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1290&lon=-87.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2MS) (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: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940317005619A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE FIRST. BOUNCED FLARED TOO HIGH. STALLED. DROPPED TO RUNWAY. FAILED TO GO AROUND.

## 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 CHI94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA115), Mar 17, 1994: Cessna 152 (N2MS), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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