Cessna 152 N6182R

Summary

On 9 August 2001 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6182R, operated by William Lugo, was involved in an accident near Peru, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 2001 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Peru, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Vogel Field (PVT)

Coordinates

41.3394, -89.1196

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6182R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William Lugo

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peru → Peru

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA272

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were improper touchdown point, rough terrain, and the nose gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over on landing at a private grass airstrip. The pilot reported that he made two full stop landings and departed for a third. On the third landing he noticed the wind had shifted to 210 degrees at about 3 knots and the airplane touched down longer than in the previous landings. The pilot reported the airplane contacted a "hump" in the runway and the airplane became airborne. He reported the airplane bounced twice then the nose gear collapsed. The airplane slid for about 200 feet prior to the nose gear digging in and the airplane nosing over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.