# Accident 19990109000289A: Cessna 152, Chicago, IL, January 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1999
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.5595° N, 87.5397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5595&lon=-87.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25787, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25787-2017-07-20) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990109000289A

## Narrative

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

ACFT MISSED APPROACH, STRUCK A SNOWBANK, CLIPPED THE RIGHT WING, AND BENT THE PROPELLER. (-23) ON JANUARY 9, AT 1410 CST, A CESSNA 152, N25787, BEING FLOWN BY STUDENT PILOT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 27, AT THE LANSING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LANSING, ILLINOIS. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIDWAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA062), Jan 9, 1999: Cessna 152 (N25787), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing flare. A factor related to the accident was the snowbank which the airplane contacted.

## Other reports on N25787 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030925028799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030925028799A), Sep 25, 2003: Cessna 152 (N25787), Three Oaks, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft contacted trees shortly after takeoff and after making a 90 degree turn from the takeoff direction. Witness statements indicated that the pilot…

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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