41.7606° N, 88.3201° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 29, 1986 · 14:00 local
Place
Aurora, IL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9971B
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total25 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Returned to air after touchdown and drifted to touchdown beside runway. Gusty winds a factor.
As the FAA filed it
RETURNED TO AIR AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DRIFTED TO TOUCHDOWN BESIDE RUNWAY. GUSTY WINDS A FACTOR.