# Incident 19791117045359I: Cessna T210L, Wheeling, IL, November 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20508, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20508-2008-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117045359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT'S ATTENTION DIVERTED DURING APPROACH. FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR. PROPS HIT GROUND, WENT AROUND. HORN INOP.

## Other reports on N20508 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970223001979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223001979A), Feb 23, 1997: Cessna 172M (N20508), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. Veered on runway into mud landing in strong crosswind beyond capability of aircraft and its pilot.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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