# Accident 19920709024599A: Cessna 172P, Chicago/Waukega, IL, July 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1992, 07:18 local time
- Place: Chicago/Waukega, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EP6S
- Location: 42.4222° N, 87.8679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waukegan National Airport (UGN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4222&lon=-87.8679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98673, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98673-1997-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709024599A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON FLARE FOR LANDING. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. BLAMED IMPROPER USE OF RUDDER AND BRAKES.

## 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 CHI92LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA202), Jul 9, 1992: Cessna 172P (N98673), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE STUDENT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND IMPROPER AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N98673 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900211020309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900211020309A), Feb 11, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98673), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Student returning to ramp maneuvered to pass outbound traffic. Wheel hit tiedown hole. Aircraft then hit a hangar.
- [Incident 19891116058499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116058499I), Nov 16, 1989: Cessna 172P (N98673), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Lost oil pressure and engine seized. Landed in field. Oil pump gear had 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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