# Incident 19930321008979I: Cessna 172N, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, March 21, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930321008979I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO GEESE. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N738MR (1)

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

- [Incident 19891003058049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891003058049I), Oct 3, 1989: Cessna 172N (N738MR), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Student lost control on crosswind landing. Aircraft struck runway light. Tail section damaged.

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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