# Accident 19960224003579A: Cessna 172P, Chicago/West Ch, IL, February 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1996, 10:22 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8791° N, 88.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8791&lon=-88.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99341, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99341) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224003579A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FLARE ON LANDING. HIT NOSE FIRST. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. WENT UP ON NOSE THEN FELL BACK UPRIGHT. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS SIGNED-OFF FOR SOLO.  JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT HE FLEW 0.5 HRS WITH CFI, THEN RELEASED FOR SOLO IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. A NORMAL PATTERN WAS FLOWN TO THE RUNWAY. WITNESS STATES THERE APPEARED TO BE NOTHING UNUSUAL IN THE APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE FLEW INTO THE GROUND. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT FAILED. THE AIRPLANE ROSE UP ON THE NOSE, TIPPED TO THE RIGHT WING, AND FELL BACK ON THE MAIN GEAR. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE BUT NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## 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 CHI96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA097), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 172P (N99341), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudging the flare. A factor was the gusts.

## Other reports on N99341 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020408009479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408009479A), Apr 8, 2002: Cessna 172P (N99341), Mc Kinney, TX, No damage. (-23) On April 8, 2002, a Cessna 172, N99341, being flown by a student pilot on a solo flight, made a hard landing at the mckinney airport which resulted in…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.