CHI87LA065

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Lansing, IL · January 25, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: January 25, 1987, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
Place: Lansing, IL
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N4805BCessna 152
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report March 10, 1988
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19870125001029A
Case key: 13720

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - flare/touchdown

Weather condition - crosswindFactor

Compensation for wind conditions - poorPilot in commandCause

Go-around - attemptedPilot in command

Recovery from bounced landing - poorPilot in commandCause

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown

Terrain condition - snowbank

Analysis

During second touch & go landing, plt encountered a crosswind. While attempting a go-around, after bouncing three times,the acft drifted to the left. The acft collided with a snowbank and nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration: N4805B
Reported as: Cessna 152
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15283646
Airframe hours: 2,341
Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Aviation Management Corp.
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · December 15, 1986 · 49 hours before
Departed: 3HA
Destination: 3HA
Airport: 3HA · Lansing Municipal, runway 27, 2,432 × 75 ft, asphalt

N4805BRegistration cancelled May 13, 1988 · Cessna 152S/N 15283646 Airframe modelCessna 152

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 31
Certificate: Student
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 14 total · 11 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 360° at 8 knots
Visibility: 7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 21 °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.

Accident 19870125001029ACessna 152 · Lansing, ILThe aircraft drifted into a snowbank during go around. The student bounced on landing and initiated a go around.Jan 25, 1987 · N4805B · Substantial damage

Other investigations on N4805B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI83LA229Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolland, MIWhile the student plt was taking off with a left crosswind, he reportedly became distracted when he became aware that he was applying incorrect aileron deflection for wind correction. He stated that he corrected the ailerons, but in the meantime, the acft…May 27, 1983 · Substantial damage