# Accident 19970506007999A: Cessna 152, Rochelle, IL, May 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rochelle, IL
- Airport: Rochelle Municipal/Koritz Field Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9103° N, 89.0597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9103&lon=-89.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5225B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5225B-2013-09-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970506007999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI97LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA123), May 6, 1997: Cessna 152 (N5225B), Rochelle, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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