What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was attempting soft landing for practice, stalled the left wing, was unable to recover, nose wheel hit the grass and aircraft flipped over. (.19) on March 22, 1999, at 1725 central standard time (CST), a Cessna 152, N757MJ, piloted by a student pilot, was destroyed during landing at the Bloomington-Normal Airport, Bloomington, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot who was the sole occupant reported no injuries. The flight originated at the Bloomington-Normal Airport for a local flight. The aircraft came to rest in an inverted attitude following an attempted landing on runway 29 (7000 feet x 100 feet). Post accident investigation of the aircraft revealed destruction of the airframe.(-23) at approximatey 5:25 pm CST, on March 22, 1999, while attempting a soft field landing to runway 29 at central Illinois regional airport, (bmi), Bloomington, Illinois, the student pilot lost directional control of the aircraft, resulting in a hard landing. The pilot initiated a go around, the aircraft ran off the left side of the runway, striking a runway light befor e becoming airborne for a short distance, then stalled, contacting the ground with the nose and left wing. The aircraft came to rest upside down, suffering extensive damage. The pilot received a minor injury to his right thumb.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING SOFT LANDING FOR PRACTICE, STALLED THE LEFT WING, WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER, NOSE WHEEL HIT THE GRASS AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. (.19) ON MARCH 22, 1999, AT 1725 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A CESSNA 152, N757MJ, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING LANDING AT THE BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AIRPORT, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 (7000 FEET X 100 FEET). POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRFRAME.(-23) AT APPROXIMATEY 5:25 PM CST, ON MARCH 22, 1999, WHILE ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD LANDING TO RUNWAY 29 AT CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONAL AIRPORT, (BMI), BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT BEFOR E BECOMING AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN STALLED, CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE NOSE AND LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, SUFFERING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.