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CHI82DA021

1982-01-06 · PAXTON, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1C1

Current FAA registration · N4900L

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1980 · 2 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800212
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6127B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE STUDENT'S LAST LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SNOWBERM AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. REPORTEDLY, THE BERM COULD NOT BE SEEN FROM THE AIR. AFTER HITTING THE BERM, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED THE LANDING. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR BOX FRAMES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA021.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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