CHI83LA145

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Mt. Carmel, IL · March 17, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: March 17, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
Place: Mt. Carmel, IL
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N5119QCessna 152
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19830317008759A
Case key: 12115

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll

Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandFactor

Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandFactor

Aborted landing - not performedPilot in commandCause

Go-around - not selectedPilot in commandCause

Nose overLanding - roll

Terrain condition - softFactor

Analysis

The plt stated he landed downwind, the approach was high & fast & when the acft landed there was only 800 ft of rwy remaining. The plt could not stop the acft before it ran off the end of the rwy & nosed over in a plowed field. The plt is blind in one eye & his certificate is restricted to student plt purposes only.

Aircraft

Registration: N5119Q
Reported as: Cessna 152
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15285079
Airframe hours: 538
Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Tranair, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
Last inspection: 100 hour · March 4, 1983 · 8 hours before
Airport: 102 · Mt. Carmel, runway 22, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 55
Certificate: Student
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 22 total · 22 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 70° at 12 knots
Visibility: 8 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 61 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19830317008759ACessna 152 · Mt Carmel, ILStudent landed downwind on last third of runway. Overshot into a plowed field and nosed over.Mar 17, 1983 · N5119Q · Substantial damage