CHI99LA062

Factual narrative

On January 9, 1999, at 1430 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N25787, being flown by a student pilot collided with a snowbank while landing on runway 27 (3,658' x 75') at the Lansing Municipal Airport, Lansing, Illinois. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois, at 1415 cst. The student pilot reported that during the landing flare the left main gear contacted a snowbank which was on the left side of the runway. He reported, "This action caused the plane to nose down and turn 90 degrees to the left, into the snowbank. In addition, the forward momentum of the plane cause the right wing to impact the snowbank." The student pilot had a total flight time of 33.2 hours, of which .5 hours was as pilot-in-command. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12