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N8723S accident description

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Crash location 42.322778°N, 88.836389°W
Nearest city Poplar Grove, IL
42.369741°N, 88.822880°W
3.3 miles away
Tail number N8723S
Accident date 20 Dec 2005
Aircraft type Cessna 150F
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

On December 20, 2005, about 1020 central standard time, a Cessna 150F, N8723S, owned and piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial on impact with snow and terrain when the airplane exited runway 30 at the Poplar Grove Airport (C77), near Poplar Grove, Illinois, during landing. The solo instructional flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot sustained no injury. The local flight originated from C77 about 1000.

The pilot's accident report stated:

Made final fast and flat. Contacted runway and bounced up and to

right. Ended in snow, off the runway, right side up, nose wheel

bent back.

The pilot's safety recommendation was, "Be more ready to do a go-around."

NTSB Probable Cause

The student pilot's inadequate recovery from the bounced landing, and not maintaining airplane control during the landing.

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