# NTSB CHI99LA028: Cessna 172I, N35302, Jacksonville, IL, November 13, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 13, 1998, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Jacksonville, IL - Coordinates: 38.490867, -88.590309 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4909&lon=-88.5903&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45281 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45281/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA028 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the student's lack of experience and the road which the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - roadway/highway (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload ## Analysis The airplane bounced as the student pilot made his third touch and go landing. It veered off the left side of the runway and contacted an asphalt road which led to the VOR on the airport. The nose gear collapsed which subsequently damaged the firewall. ## Factual narrative On November 13, 1998, at 1030 central standard time, a Cessna 172I, N35302, operated by a student pilot collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing on runway 13 (5,000' x 75') at the Jacksonville Municipal Airport, Jacksonville, Illinois. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated at the Jacksonville Municipal Airport, at 1010 cst. The student pilot stated that the airplane bounced during his third touch and go landing. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway into the grass. The student reported he was letting the airplane slow when it contacted a road (asphalt) which led to the VOR on the airport. The road was higher than the grass and the nose gear collapsed. Substantial damage to the firewall resulted from the nose gear collapse. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N35302](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35302), registered now, S/N 17256701 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172I - Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17256701 - Airframe hours: 5305 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Springfield Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 13, 1998, 180 hours before - Departed: IJX - Destination: IJX - Airport: IJX, Jacksonville, runway 13, 5,000 × 75 ft, macadam ## 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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °F ## 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 19981113046639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981113046639A), Nov 13, 1998: Cessna 172, Jacksonville, IL, No damage. (-23) While practicing touch and go landings, N35302M a Cessna 172, flown by a student pilot on his first solo flight, suffered substantial damage after… ## Other investigations on N35302 (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 MIA92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA176), Sep 7, 1992: Cessna 172I (N35302), Navarre, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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