# NTSB CHI86LA048: Cessna 152 II, N4655P, Aurora, IL, December 14, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 14, 1985, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13392/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA048

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - initial climb
  - flight/nav instruments,airspeed indicator - false indication
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - anxiety/apprehension, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT THE STUDENT PLT SAW HIS IAS DROP 10 KTS. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND LAND HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4655P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4655P), registered now, S/N 15284794 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 II
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284794
- Airframe hours: 1657
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: A & M Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 23, 1985, 97 hours before
- Departed: ARR, AURORA, IL
- Destination: AQI, STERLING, IL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: ARR, Aurora, runway 27, 5,100 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 10 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ARR

## 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 19851214076139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851214076139A), Dec 14, 1985: Cessna 152, Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to low airspeed reading and landed nose low. Airspeed indicator reading 8 to 10 knots low.

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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