# Accident 19960902029829A: Cessna 172P, Chicago, IL, September 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7793° N, 87.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7793&lon=-87.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65785-2010-06-23) (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 O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902029829A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING UNTIL BREAKING OFF THE NOSEWHEEL. FAILED TO INITIATE A TIMELY GO AROUND. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT A STEEP, POWER OFF, FULL FLAP APPROACH WAS EXECUTED TO RUNWAY 36 AT MERRIL MEIGS FIELD, CHICAGO, IL. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR THREE TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI96LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA326), Sep 2, 1996: Cessna 172 (N65785), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of experience (or lack of training) in recovery from bounced landings.

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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