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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Rochelle, IL · May 6, 1997

Date: May 6, 1997 · 15:00 local
Place: Rochelle, IL
Airport: Rochelle Municipal/Koritz Field Arp
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5225B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA123
Reported as: Cessna 152
Fatal injuries: 0

N5225BRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15283810 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft lost control on landing and ran off runway, nose gear broke off, flipped over. (-23)during an attempted cross-wind landing, the aircraft departed the runway's left edge after touchdown. The student pilot then applied full power for an attempted go-around, but decided to abort the takeoff when he saw a fence in front of the airplane. He applied the brakes, and the aircraft flipped onto its back.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND RAN OFF RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF, FLIPPED OVER. (-23)DURING AN ATTEMPTED CROSS-WIND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY'S LEFT EDGE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL POWER FOR AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, BUT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN HE SAW A FENCE IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRochelle, ILthe student pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff and the use of excessive braking after deciding to abort the takeoff. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the landing.May 6, 1997 · Substantial damage