# NTSB CHI99LA062: Cessna 152, N25787, Lansing, IL, January 9, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 9, 1999, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Lansing, IL - Coordinates: 41.559455, -87.539703 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5595&lon=-87.5397&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 25, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45576 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA062 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45576/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA062 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing flare. A factor related to the accident was the snowbank 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 - proper alignment - 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 - snowbank (contributing factor) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that during the landing flare the left main landing gear contacted a snowbank along the left side of the runway. The airplane nosed down and turned 90 degrees with the right wing also contacting the snowbank. ## Factual narrative On January 9, 1999, at 1430 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N25787, being flown by a student pilot collided with a snowbank while landing on runway 27 (3,658' x 75') at the Lansing Municipal Airport, Lansing, Illinois. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois, at 1415 cst. The student pilot reported that during the landing flare the left main gear contacted a snowbank which was on the left side of the runway. He reported, "This action caused the plane to nose down and turn 90 degrees to the left, into the snowbank. In addition, the forward momentum of the plane cause the right wing to impact the snowbank." The student pilot had a total flight time of 33.2 hours, of which .5 hours was as pilot-in-command. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N25787](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25787-2017-07-20), registration cancelled 2017-07-20, S/N 15280784, built 1977 (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: 15280784 - Airframe hours: 4292 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: General Aviators - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, January 4, 1999 - Departed: MDW, CHICAGO, IL - Destination: IGQ - Airport: IGQ, Lansing Municipal, runway 27, 3,658 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 33 total, 28 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 10 °F, dew point -0 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: MDW, 21 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990109000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990109000289A), Jan 9, 1999: Cessna 152, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Acft missed approach, struck a snowbank, clipped the right wing, and bent the propeller. (-23) on January 9, at 1410 CST, a Cessna 152, N25787, being flown by… ## Other investigations on N25787 (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 CHI03FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA320), Sep 25, 2003: Cessna 152 (N25787), Three Oaks, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed resulting in a stall during takeoff. Contributing factors were the buzzing flight and trees. 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.