# Accident 20120817019239A: Cessna 152, Rockford, IL, August 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2012, 15:50 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Chicago/Rockford International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1953° N, 89.0972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1953&lon=-89.0972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152BA-2014-09-03) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 577 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA599](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA599) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120817019239A

## Narrative

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

N152BA DEPARTED POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT (C77) FOR ROCKFORD AIRPORT (RFD)FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INSTRUCTION WITH A CFI AND STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD.  ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF MILES FROM TOUCHDOWN, THE CFI REPORTED TO ROCKFORD TOWER A POWER LOSS. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS RE APPLIED WITHOUT EFFECT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD ONE HALF-MILE FROM RUNWAY 25.  DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AROUND THE NOSEWHEEL AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  (TEMPERATURE 24C, DEWPOINT 8C)

## 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 CEN12CA599](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA599), Aug 17, 2012: Cessna 152 (N152BA), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies.

## Other reports on N152BA (1)

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

- [Accident 19920120002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920120002479A), Jan 20, 1992: Cessna 152 (N152BA), Rockforde, IL, Substantial damage. Rough engine and power loss. Struck ditches landing. Pilot beleives it was carburetor icing.

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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