# Incident 19990129021209I: Cessna 172P, Chicago, IL, January 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1999, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N63366, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63366) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 145 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990129021209I

## Narrative

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

WHILE BEING MARSHALLED TO A PARKING SPOT, ACFT STRUCK A FENCE WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND THE ACFT TURNED INTO A CONCRETE CURB IN FRONT OF THE FENCE. THE PROP STRUCK THE CURB.  DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WINGTIP.

## Other reports on N63366 (2)

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

- [Incident 20260620006479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260620006479I), Jun 20, 2026: Cessna 172P (N63366), Lafayette, IN, No damage. On June 20, 2026, at approximently 19:00 local time, at the Purdue University Airport (laf), [privacy data omitted], a Cessna skyhawk (CE-172-P) was landing on…
- [Accident 20081013851459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081013851459A), Oct 13, 2008: Cessna 172P (N63366), Delphi, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot landed solo at Delphi airport (1I9) to meet the examiner for his private pilot practical test. He could not find a place to park on the main…

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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