Greater Peoria Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Peoria, Illinois 61615
Friday, May 7, 1982 17:56 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT DEPARTED MT HAWLEY AIRPORT FOR GREATER PEORIA AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HIS FIRST APPROACH WAS HIGH AND HE MADE A GO-AROUND. HE REPORTED THAT HIS SECOND APPROACH WAS A BIT TOO HIGH, BUT HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE SINCE THE RUNWAY WAS LONG. HE STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN JUST BEYOND THE 1000 FT MARKER WITH THE AIRSPEED JUST OVER 70 KNOTS AND THE PLANE BOUNCED 3 TO 5 FT. AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP ABOUT 15 TO 20 FT, THEN SETTLED HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE FIREWALL, AND ENGINE MOUNTS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/7/1982
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1756
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City PEORIA
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 61615
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport GREATER PEORIA
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PIA
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 1921
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID PIA
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 5000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 68
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1158
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Oct 31 2002 4:04PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\ZUZL
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6265P
NTSB Number CHI82DA153
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier 152
Aircraft Serial Number 15284992
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 36
Airframe Hours 570
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name MT. HAWLEY AVIATION, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1320 BIRD BLVD.
Aircraft Owner City PEORIA
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 61615
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name CHARLES W. SAUERWEIN
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address BOX 176
Operator City BRIMFIELD
Operator State IL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 61517
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 3MY
Departure City PEORIA
Departure State IL
Departure Country
Departure Time 1730
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 3MY
Destination City PEORIA
Destination State IL
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 30
Runway Length 7000
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --