# Accident 20010809029429A: Cessna 152, Peru, IL, August 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Peru, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3394° N, 89.1196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3394&lon=-89.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6182R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6182R-2009-04-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 45 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809029429A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 9, 2001, AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N6182R, NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE SOD AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF PERU, ILLINOIS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ILLINOIS VALLEY-DUNCAN AIRPORT, PERU, ILLINOIS, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. (-23) MR. LUGO, A STUDENT PILOT, LANDED DOWNWIND ON PRIVATE TURF STRIP. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO: WINGS, ENGINE AND FIREWALL, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER, EFFECTIVELY DEMOLISHING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI01LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA272), Aug 9, 2001: Cessna 152 (N6182R), Peru, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were improper touchdown point, rough terrain, and the nose gear collapse.

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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