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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Carbondale, IL · June 16, 2026

Date: June 16, 2026 · 09:38 local
Place: Carbondale, IL
Airport: Southern Illinois
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: BNZS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N191FS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26LA229
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total10 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N191FSRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285939 · Built 1984 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 16, 2026, at 1438 zulu time, a Southern Illinois university (siu) student pilot and flight instructor experienced a hard landing on runway 18L at Southern Illinois Airport (kmdh). The aircraft bounced during landing and hit the ground hard enough to collapse the nose wheel, causing a propeller strike and structural firewall damage, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 16, 2026, AT 1438 ZULU TIME, A SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (SIU) STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 18L AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT (KMDH). THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING AND HIT THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO COLLAPSE THE NOSE WHEEL, CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE AND STRUCTURAL FIREWALL DAMAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN26LA229Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCarbondale, ILThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during the student pilot’s miscalculated landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.Jun 16, 2026 · Substantial damage