# NTSB CHI81FEV19: Cessna 152, N6567P, Vandalia, IL, May 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1981
- Place: Vandalia, IL · VANDALIA, IL
- Location: 38.9746° N, 89.1107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9746&lon=-89.1107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0740   81/5/2    VANDALIA,IL         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N6567P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDALIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSON,KY                VANDALIA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TCHDWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6567P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vandalia

## 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 19810502022429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502022429A), May 2, 1981: Cessna 152, Vandalia, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft during landing on solo cross-country.

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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