# Accident 19981227033879A: Cessna 152, Urbana, IL, December 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Urbana, IL
- Airport: Frasca Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0993° N, 88.2008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0993&lon=-88.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5527L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5527L-2012-10-17) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227033879A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD AND BENT THE GEAR. (.19) ON DECEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A CESSNA 152, N5527L, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND DUAL STUDENT ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT URBANA, ILLINOIS. (-23) WHILE ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT, DAVID GERDIS, WAS MAKING HIS FIRST APPROACH TO A LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STABILIZED AT APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS WITH ABOUT A 20 KNOT HEAD WIND. BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 FEET THE STUDENT PUSHED THE CONTROL WHEEL FULL FORWARD.  THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS TO RAISE THE NOSE ATTITUDE AND ADDED POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT, HIT HARD, BOUNCED ONCE AND LANDED FLAT.

## 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 CHI99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA054), Dec 27, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5527L), Urbana, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot not maintaining the proper descent rate on final approach, and the certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N5527L (4)

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

- [Incident 20081013855889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081013855889I), Oct 13, 2008: Cessna 152 (N5527L), Leesburg, FL, Minor damage. (-23) North Florida FSDO inspectors responded to a report of a damaged propeller on a Cessna 152 based at kissimmee gateway airport (ism). The pilot who had…
- [Incident 20031211033369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031211033369I), Dec 11, 2003: Cessna 152 (N5527L), Somerset, KY. (-23) Aircraft made an emergency landing in pine knot, KY. 35 miles south of Somerset KY (sme) on state hwy 127. Pilot stated aircraft lost power and engine…
- [Incident 19930720032619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720032619I), Jul 20, 1993: Cessna 152 (N5527L), Urbana, IL, Minor damage. Witness stated student made steep approach. Bounced and landed nose wheel first. Nose wheel strut collapsed.
- [Accident 19810425019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019499A), Apr 25, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5527L), Urbana, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot crashed during second solo landing. Aircraft bounced and hit on nose wheel.

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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