# Incident 19810124010919I: Cessna 172M, Wheeling, IL, January 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N5223R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5223R) (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 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 150 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/19810124010919I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL CAME OFF. THE GEAR WHEEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN INTERNAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N5223R (2)

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

- [Incident 20000617027849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617027849I), Jun 17, 2000: Cessna 172M (N5223R), Kankakee, IL. (-23)Pilot departed clow airport, IL (1C5) enroute to lake village, IN. To have annual done on N5223R. While enroute pilot stated he mis-identified the…
- [Incident 19881015068379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015068379I), Oct 15, 1988: Cessna 172M (N5223R), Chicago, IL. Student pilot became disoriented. Flew beyond his destination. Saw Midway and landed without contacting the tower.

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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