Cessna 152 N46509
14 March 1983 · Waukegan, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 March 1983 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46509 was involved in an accident near Waukegan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waukegan (UGN)
- Coordinates
- 42.3993, -87.8509
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N46509
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA137
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 MADE A HARD LANDING ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND DAMAGED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE STUDENT HAD MADE FOUR FULL STOP LANDINGS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT. THEN THE INSTRUCTOR DEPLANED FOR THE STUDENT TO MAKE HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT THE ACFT LANDING NOSE GEAR FIRST WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERAL BOUNCES BEFORE THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE WITH THE NOSE WHEEL TOWARD THE REAR. THE LANDING RUNWAY WAS 32 AND THE WIND WAS 310 DEGREES AT 10 KTS WITH GUSTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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