# NTSB CHI85LA045: Cessna 152, N94494, Alton, IL, November 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1984, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Alton, IL
- Coordinates: 38.900096, -90.149879 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9001&lon=-90.1499&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): 12953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12953/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA045

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

WHILE ON A SOLO TRAINING FLT, THE STUDENT PLT FLEW FROM CENTRALIA TO ALTON, IL, & ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ONRWY 11. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 170 DEG AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS. DURING THE APCH, THE ACFT WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY WHERE IT TOUCHED DOWN. DUE TO RECENT CONSTRUCTION, THERE WAS AN AREA OF SOFT DIRT BESIDE THE RWY. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE LEFT GEAR WENT OFF THE RWY INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN & THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94494](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94494-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 15285691, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285691
- Airframe hours: 1023
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Airbusiness Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 18, 1984
- Departed: ENL, CENTRALIA, IL
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: ALN, Louis Regional, runway 11, 6,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft broken
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ALN

## 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 19841108061239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108061239A), Nov 8, 1984: Cessna 152, Alton, IL, Substantial damage. Landed on side of runway due to crosswind drift. Left gear went off runway into soft dirt. Aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N94494 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX90LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA269), Jul 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N94494), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRPLANE BRAKES.

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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