# Incident 19910328013819I: Cessna 172P, Chicago, IL, March 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1991, 17:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N54140, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54140-2024-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 200 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328013819I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND LANDING. GROUND LOOPED AND WING TIP HIT THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N54140 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210508008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210508008239A), May 8, 2021: Cessna 172P (N54140), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. While conducting solo pattern work (full stop taxi back) while the instructor was observing from the ground, the student pilot lost control during the flare of…

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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