# Incident 19980519033139I: Cessna 172N, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, May 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1998, 14:08 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225FR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225FR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 450 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519033139I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 THE AIRPLANE STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IT THEN CROSSED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK AND FLEW THE PATTERN AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 16.

## Other reports on N225FR (1)

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

- [Incident 20231021021309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231021021309I), Oct 21, 2023: Cessna 172N (N225FR), Burleson, TX, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he had been doing practice landings on rwy 18R and had conducted one landing prior to the incident without any issues. He stated he performed…

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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