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CHI87LA063

1987-01-20 · EVANSVILLE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EVV

Current FAA registration · N93078

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1981 · 6 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19811022
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACE917

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON THE SECOND LANDING (TOUCH AND GO) OF A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF HE HAD BEEN GIVEN TRAINING IN RECOVERING FROM BOUNCED LANDINGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA063.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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