# NTSB CHI83LA145: Cessna 152, N5119Q, Mt. Carmel, IL, March 17, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 17, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Mt. Carmel, IL
- Coordinates: 38.409866, -87.770172 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4099&lon=-87.7702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA145
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12115/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA145

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285079
- Airframe hours: 538
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 55; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830317008759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317008759A), Mar 17, 1983: Cessna 152, Mt Carmel, IL, Substantial damage. Student landed downwind on last third of runway. Overshot into a plowed field and nosed over.

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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