# Incident 19841129074319I: Cessna 172P, West Chicago, IL, November 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1984, 19:15 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62538-1993-05-10) (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: 2,400 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841129074319I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT ON APPROACH. DENT IN LEADING EDGE OF WINGTIP.

## Other reports on N62538 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920614019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614019999A), Jun 14, 1992: Cessna 172P (N62538), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Landed fast. Unable to stop on 5000 foot runway. Ran off end. Blamed windshift. None noted.
- [Incident 19860121015009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860121015009I), Jan 21, 1986: Cessna 172P (N62538), Chicago, IL. Destination airport went IFR. VFR pilot did not want to use alternate due to wind. Finally cleared to land.

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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