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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Peoria, IL · March 5, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1978
Place
Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N25038Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780305004339A
Case key
143765

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0268   78/3/5    PEORIA,IL           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N25038              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 742 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT HAWLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N25038
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt Hawley

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N25038 · 1

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