# NTSB CHI82DA158: Cessna 150, N8197F, Bloomington, IL, May 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 8, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Coordinates: 40.470829, -88.970291 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4708&lon=-88.9703&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 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA158
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69983/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA158

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT BASE AND FINAL APPROACH AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AIRPORT SEEMED SMOOTH AT 80 MPH. AT 8 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. IMMEDIATELY AT THROTTLE REDUCTION, THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY LANDING ON THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8197F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8197F), registered now, S/N 15064297, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15064297
- Airframe hours: 6600
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Larry Alvey
- Registered owner: Larry Alvey
- Departed: LINCOLN, IL
- Destination: BMI, BLOOMINGTON, IL
- Airport: IL41, Bloomington-Normal, runway 29, 6,000 × 100 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 93 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820508015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508015429A), May 8, 1982: Cessna 150, Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft dropped in during landing which collapsed nose gear causing substantial damage.

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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