# Accident 19841028061799A: Cessna 172P, Chicago, IL, October 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1984, 12:10 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7794° N, 87.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7794&lon=-87.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66964, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66964) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 713 total, 0 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841028061799A

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY ON TOUCH DOWN THEN RUPTURED THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE. OPERATOR ADVISED SHIMMY NO PROBLEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA033), Oct 28, 1984: Cessna 172 (N66964), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66964 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930529017659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930529017659I), May 29, 1993: Cessna 172P (N66964), Morris, IL, Minor damage. On landing rollout aircraft struck some construction stakes driven into runway.
- [Incident 19840803046839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803046839I), Aug 3, 1984: Cessna 172P (N66964), Pontiac, IL, Minor damage. Lost engine power. Landed long. Ran off end of runway. Found a stuck cylinder exhaust valve.

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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