Cessna 150J N60028

Summary

On 29 July 1982 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N60028, operated by Jerome Svehla, was involved in an accident near Dekalb, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 July 1982 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dekalb, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Dekalb (3DM)

Coordinates

41.8894, -88.7499

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N60028

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jerome Svehla

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Chicago → West Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA344

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. HE STATED THAT ON ABOUT HIS SIXTH LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR THEN LOWERED THE NOSE. AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY; HOWEVER, THE STUDENT WAS ABLE TO DIRECT IT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY WHERE IT SKIDDED TO A STOP. AN EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR REVEALED THAT THE AXLE NUT AND BOLT WERE MISSING. FAA PERSONNEL FOUND THE BOLT. THE BOLT WAS BROKEN AS A RESULT OF SHEARING FORCES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED LANDINGS IN A FULL STALL CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.