# NTSB CHI81FEE37: Cessna 172P, N53015, Plainfield, IL, May 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1981
- Place: Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1240  81/5/30    PLAINFIELD,IL       CESSNA 172P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N53015              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           58                                                       30
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           13                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 21KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53015](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53015-1983-10-25), registration cancelled 1983-10-25, S/N 17274662, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clow Intl

## 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 19810530030249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530030249A), May 30, 1981: Cessna 172P, Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Started go-around, lost complete control of aircraft. Gusty surface winds.

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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