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| Date: | Saturday 9 January 1999 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | General Aviators |
| Registration: | N25787 |
| MSN: | 15280784 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4292 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lansing, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (KMDW) |
| (KIGQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that during the landing flare the left main landing gear contacted a snowbank along the left side of the runway. The airplane nosed down and turned 90 degrees with the right wing also contacting the snowbank.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing flare. A factor related to the accident was the snowbank which the airplane contacted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA062
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 2003 | N25787 | Private | 1 | Three Oaks, MI | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 09:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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