# NTSB CHI80DEP37: Cessna 152, N25990, Platteville, WI, May 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1980
- Place: Platteville, WI · PLATTEVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.7279° N, 90.4681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platteville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7279&lon=-90.4681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1700  80/5/12    PLATTEVILLE,WI      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N25990              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATTEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LONE ROCK,WI                PLATTEVILLE,WI               DUBUQUE,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STU PLT STATED NERVOUS DUE TO IMPENDING FLT TEST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25990](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25990-2022-09-15), registration cancelled 2022-09-15, S/N 15280900 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Platteville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800512022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512022089A), May 12, 1980: Cessna 152, Platteville, WI, Substantial damage. Bounced, porpoised on landing. Collapsed nose gear. Failed to go around on first bounce.

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.

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