# Incident 19960706045859I: Cessna 152, Chicago/Waukega, IL, July 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1996, 09:20 local time
- Place: Chicago/Waukega, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N6478P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6478P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706045859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING A FLIGHT INSTRUCTION SESSION AT WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, CESSNA 152 N6478P PILOTED BY STUDENT O'MALLEY, SANK BELOW THE PROPOSED GLIDE PATH WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23, INSTRUCTOR MEDER ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER BUT STATED THE STUDENTS FINGER LIMITED THE MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGED THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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