- Date
- May 1, 1995, 13:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place
- West Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N47331Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950501013139A
- Case key
- 9880
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane exited the right hand edge of runway 10 at dupage airport shortly after touchdown in a strong crosswind condition. The student pilot made no corrections, for fear of flipping the airplane over. Reported winds seven minutes after the accident were from 050 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots.
Factual narrative
On May 1, 1995, at 1335 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N47331, registered to the DuPage Airport Authority of West Chicago, Illinois, and operated by a student pilot, exited runway 10 (4,751' x 75' dry/asphalt) at Dupage Airport, West Chicago, Illinois, and sustained substantial damage when it nosed over. The pilot reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. A VFR flight plan was on file. The flight departed Peoria, Illinois, at 1206.
The student pilot reported in his written statement that after a go around from his first approach, he encountered a crosswind condition on his second approach. He was concerned that a "violent" correction would flip the aircraft over. On roll out, the airplane exited the runway to the right, and nosed over after the nose landing gear sank into the mud. Seven minutes after the accident, DuPage Tower was reporting wind conditions, 050 degrees at 15 knots, gusts to 20 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47331
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283215
- Airframe hours
- 6,647
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Planemaster, Dupage Airport
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- AAIP · April 27, 1995 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- PIA · Peoria, IL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DPA · Dupage, runway 10, 4,751 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 80 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.