# Accident 19920614019999A: Cessna 172P, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, June 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1992, 15:35 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1308° N, 87.9190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1308&lon=-87.9190&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 O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 576 total, 274 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614019999A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST. UNABLE TO STOP ON 5000 FOOT RUNWAY. RAN OFF END. BLAMED WINDSHIFT. NONE NOTED.

## 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 CHI92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA172), Jun 14, 1992: Cessna 172 (N62538), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER APPROACH TO LANDING. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE THUNDERSTORM AND THE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED.

## Other reports on N62538 (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19841129074319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841129074319I), Nov 29, 1984: Cessna 172P (N62538), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Struck unidentified object on approach. Dent in leading edge of wingtip.

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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