# Accident 19961112035209A: Cessna 172P, Chicago/Waukega, IL, November 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1996, 12:36 local time
- Place: Chicago/Waukega, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3994° N, 87.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3994&lon=-87.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55161, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55161-2005-07-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961112035209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI97LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA026), Nov 12, 1996: Cessna 172P (N55161), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's misjudging the flare.

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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