# Accident 19891218055649A: Cessna 172RG, Romeoville, IL, December 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5795° N, 88.0403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5795&lon=-88.0403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9562B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9562B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,743 total, 94 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891218055649A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED CROSSWIND TO DRIFT LEFT ON LIFTOFF. WING STRUCK A SNOWBANK CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## 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 CHI90DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE04), Dec 18, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9562B), Romeoville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: DUAL STUDENT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND REMEDIAL ACTION NOT ATTAINED BY THE CFI. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A SNOW BANK ADJACENT THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9562B (1)

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

- [Incident 19960113001829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960113001829I), Jan 13, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9562B), Lynchburg, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 13, 1996, at 1415 local time, a Cessna 172RG, N9562B, landed at the Lynchburg, Virginia regional airport. Upon landing, the pilot failed…

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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