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Cessna 152 N5538P

19 July 1990 · Lansing, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 July 1990 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5538P, operated by Aviation Management Corp., was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 23:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Lansing, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Lansing Municipal (3HA)
Coordinates
41.5596, -87.5392
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5538P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Aviation Management Corp.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90LA182

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE INSTRUCTOR'S INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING ITS LANDING ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING FINAL APPROACH THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE SOD RUNWAY'S CENTERLINE. THE CFI MADE AN IMPROPER CORRECTION TO RE-ESTABLISH RUNWAY CENTERLINE POSITION. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE LIP OF AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY'S EDGE. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP IN A DITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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