Cessna 152 N4900L

Summary

On 6 January 1982 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4900L, operated by Chanute AFB Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Paxton, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 January 1982 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Paxton, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Paxton Municipal (1C1)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N4900L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Chanute AFB Aero Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rantoul → Paxton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA021

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

DURING THE STUDENT'S LAST LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SNOWBERM AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. REPORTEDLY, THE BERM COULD NOT BE SEEN FROM THE AIR. AFTER HITTING THE BERM, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED THE LANDING. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR BOX FRAMES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.