# NTSB CHI81FEE34: Cessna 152, N25299, West Chicago, IL, May 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1981
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0945  81/5/20    WEST CHICAGO,IL     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1029                    N25299              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DU PAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  WEST CHICAGO,IL
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25299](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25299-1992-07-27), registration cancelled 1992-07-27, S/N 15280580 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Du Page

## 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 19810520027009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520027009A), May 20, 1981: Cessna 152, West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Ballooned, porpoised on landing. Used down elevator. Nose wheel struck ground next to runway, collapsed.

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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