# Accident 19990322002589A: Cessna 152, Bloomington-Nor, IL, March 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1999, 17:25 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4692° N, 88.9401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4692&lon=-88.9401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757MJ-2018-01-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990322002589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA116), Mar 22, 1999: Cessna 152 (N757MJ), Bloomington, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare and inadvertent stall during landing. A factor was the pilot's inadequate remedial action.

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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