# Accident 19960224002729A: Cessna 152, Jacksonville, IL, February 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1996, 14:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, IL
- Airport: Jacksonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7192° N, 90.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7192&lon=-90.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6325Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6325Q-2007-11-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224002729A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. LOST CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. NOSED OVER. WIND EXCEEDED 152 CROSSWIND COMPONENT. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 1996 A STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ST. CHARLES, MISSOUR TO JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 31, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, LOCKED THE BRAKES AND WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CHI96LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA098), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 152 (N6325Q), Jacksonville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A factor relating to the accident was: the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N6325Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20001218037669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218037669I), Dec 18, 2000: Cessna 152 (N6325Q), Olean, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Monday December 18, 2000, a Cessna 152, N6325Q, registered to [privacy data omitted]of jacksonville, IL, made a precautionary landing on a county road…
- [Incident 19950516015359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950516015359I), May 16, 1995: Cessna 152 (N6325Q), Fenton, MO. Narrative: on 5-17-95 the st. louis FSDO was notified that a Cessna 152, N6325Q, piloted by student pilot joseph w. greber had experienced engine problems and…

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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