Cessna 152 N5527L

Summary

On 27 December 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5527L was involved in an accident near Urbana, Illinois, United States. 2 people were 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

27 December 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Frasca Field (C16)

Coordinates

40.0993, -88.2008

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5527L

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

CHI99LA054

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot not maintaining the proper descent rate on final approach, and the certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

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The student pilot was on final approach to the runway. The airplane was stabilized at 65 knots descending through 20 to 50 feet agl, with a 20 knot headwind, when the student pilot suddenly pushed the control yoke full forward. The instructor pilot reacted by pulling the yoke back to raise the nose of the airplane, and adding power. The airplane was too close to the ground to recover, and impacted in a slight nose up attitude. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.