19961112035209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Chicago/Waukega, IL · November 12, 1996

Date: November 12, 1996 · 12:36 local
Place: Chicago/Waukega, IL
Airport: Waukegan Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55161
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA026
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14 in this make and model

N55161Registration cancelled Jul 6, 2005 · Cessna 172PS/N 17275124 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Practice for reexam flight test. Bounced. Drove nose into ground due improper recovery attempt. Low time in type. (-23) the pilot was practicing landings on runway 32 at Waukegan airport. The pilot made an unsuccessful attempt to recover from a bad landing. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE FOR REEXAM FLIGHT TEST. BOUNCED. DROVE NOSE INTO GROUND DUE IMPROPER RECOVERY ATTEMPT. LOW TIME IN TYPE. (-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 32 AT WAUKEGAN AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO RECOVER FROM A BAD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97LA026Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaukegan, ILthe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's misjudging the flare.Nov 12, 1996 · Substantial damage