# Incident 19881015068379I: Cessna 172M, Chicago, IL, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 18:27 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 191 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015068379I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED. FLEW BEYOND HIS DESTINATION. SAW MIDWAY AND LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TOWER.

## 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 19810124010919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124010919I), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 172M (N5223R), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. During taxi for takeoff the left landing gear wheel came off. The gear wheel was found to have an internal failure.

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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