# NTSB CHI87LA168: Cessna 152, N4967B, Savoy, IL, July 16, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1987, 15:57 local (20:57 UTC)
- Place: Savoy, IL
- Coordinates: 40.060497, -88.249443 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0605&lon=-88.2494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA168
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13794/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA168

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT AND HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON HIS SECOND LANDING HE DID NOT ACHIEVE A PROPER FLARE ATTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FLAT AND FAST AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE BOUNCES, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4967B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4967B), registered now, S/N 15283730, built 1979 (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: 15283731
- Airframe hours: 2982
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ill. University Board Of Trust
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: CMI, Willard, runway 22, 5,301 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CMI

## 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 19870716034929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716034929A), Jul 16, 1987: Cessna 152, Champaign-Urban, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Lost directional control. Bounced again. Nose wheel collapsed. Nose hit runway.

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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