# Incident 19980607030369I: Cessna 172P, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, June 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1998, 17:20 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N54171, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54171) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980607030369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED UGN TO PRACTICE FOR UPCOMING BFR RIDE ON LANDING AT UGN, AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED. THE RUNWAY SURFACE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE SOD CONTACTING THE RUNWAY LITE WITH THE PROPELLER AFTER PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE  AIRCRAFT, HE RETURNED TO THE ACTIVE AND TAXIED TO PARKING.

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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