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CHI89LA019

1988-10-19 · PEKIN, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C15

Current FAA registration · N5711B

Make / Model
CESSNA 182
Year of manufacture
1956 · 32 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560911
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7549D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 'WHEELS' LANDING IN THE CESSNA 182 (TRICYCLE GEAR), AND MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE TURF RUNWAY. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING, REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND CIRCLED THE AIRPORT UNTIL THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ARRIVED. PASSENGERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE LANDING AND EVACUATION PROCEDURES, AND EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF ELECTRICAL AND FUEL SYSTEMS WAS PERFORMED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED A CESSNA 180 (COVENTIONAL GEAR), AND HE BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS TRANSFERENCE OF HABITS INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI89LA019.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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