# Accident 19990806011699A: Cessna 172P, Chicago/Waukega, IL, August 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1999, 09:30 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: 42.3700° N, 87.8606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3700&lon=-87.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N933LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N933LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,983 total, 70 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990806011699A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19)  ON AUGUST 6, 1999, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N933LA, EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A BOUNCED LANDING AT THE WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AURORA, ILLINOIS, TIME UNKNOWN.                                                            (-23) IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SEVERELY  SEVERAL TIMES ON THE RUNWAY.                                              (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE THE LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 (6,000' X 150') AT AN AIRSPEED OF 80 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED FOUR TIMES DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN. LOCAL WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND FUSELAGE SKIN WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI99LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA283), Aug 6, 1999: Cessna 172P (N933LA), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing.

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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