# Incident 19810808066669I: Cessna 172F, Downers Grove, IL, August 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Downers Grove, IL
- Airport: Brookeridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7950° N, 88.0211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Downers Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7950&lon=-88.0211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7978U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7978U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 150 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808066669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SHORT BOUNCED ONTO RUNWAY. NOSE HIGH LANDING. BROKE NOSE GEAR BENT PROP TIPS.

## Other reports on N7978U (1)

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

- [Accident 20260728010259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260728010259A), Jul 28, 2026: Cessna 172F (N7978U), Antigo, WI, Substantial damage. On 7/28/2026 at approximately 2342Z a C172F experienced an inadvertent lateral runway excursion during the landing rollout. Aircraft travelled about 500FT on…

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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