# Accident 19950501013139A: Cessna 152, Chicago/West Ch, IL, May 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1995, 13:35 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8795° N, 88.2209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8795&lon=-88.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47331 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950501013139A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. STRONG UNFORECAST CROSSWIND AND PILOT SKILL A FACTOR. MUD CAUSED FLIP OVER. (-23) ON MAY 01, 1995 AT 1342 CDT A CESSNA 152, N47331, REGISTERED TO DUPAGE AIRPORT AUTHORITY WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING AND DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT TURF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD, THE ONLY OCCUPANT. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE DUPAGE AIRPORT FOR A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT EARLIER ON 05/01/95 AT APPROXIMATELY. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## 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 CHI95LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA140), May 1, 1995: Cessna 152 (N47331), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.

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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