- Date
- January 6, 1982, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Paxton, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4900LCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820106002399A
- Case key
- 72174
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the student's last landing, the landing gear struck a snowberm at the approach end of the runway. Reportedly, the berm could not be seen from the air. After hitting the berm, the instructor took control of the aircraft and completed the landing. An examination revealed damage to the propeller and landing gear box frames.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4900L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284241
- Airframe hours
- 708
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-A2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Chanute Afb Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Chanute Afb Aero Club
- Departed
- Rantoul, IL
- Destination
- Paxton, IL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 1C1 · Paxton Municipal, runway 36, 3,400 × 100 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,247 total · 193 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.