Cessna 162 accident near Hinckley, Illinois, October 30, 2014
On October 30, 2014 at about 9:15 pm local time, a 2010 Cessna 162, registered N165JA, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Hinckley, Illinois (Hinckley airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot's relaxing of elevator back pressure during the landing roll that induced a porpoise, loss of control, and collapsing of the nose wheel.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 30, 2014 · about 9:15 pm local time
- Place
- Hinckley, Illinois · Hinckley · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 162, built 2010 · all 162s on the register
- Registration
- N165JA · no longer on the register · serial 16200007
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane touched down, became airborne, touched down again nose first, bounced, and became airborne again. On the third touchdown, the nose wheel collapsed and the airplane skidded to a halt on the runway's centerline. This was the student pilot's first solo.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll)
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action performance › Student/instructed pilot
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of equip/system › Student/instructed pilot
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Student/instructed pilot
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 72 hours in all; 66 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 1 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Sport Pilot
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 780 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 5, 2014; 52 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-D (piston); 780 hours total
- Operator: J.A. Flight Services, LLC
The flight
- Departed from: 0C2 Hinckley IL at 9:10 pm
- Destination: 0C2 Hinckley IL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 2,640 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observation at 8:52 pm from AAR, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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