# Accident 19990826025439A: Cessna 172M, Bloomington, IL, August 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1999, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4694° N, 88.9700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4694&lon=-88.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61612, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61612-2017-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,096 total, 460 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990826025439A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 26, 1999, AT 1045 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N61612, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE TAXIING ON A ROADWAY FOR DEPARTURE, NEAR BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED ON THE ROAD IN A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOLLOWING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.  THE PILOT OBTAINED THE SERVICES OF A MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE AIRPLANE'S MAGNETO.  AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRPLANE FOR DEPARTURE WHEN BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THEY IMPACTED ROAD SIGNS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY.                  (-23)PILOT WAS IN CRUISE AT 2500' ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM SCHAUMBURG, IL (06C) TO SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH.  NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN POWER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A COUNTRY ROAD. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE.                                                                                                      (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED ON THE ROAD IN A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOLLOWING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE PILOT OBTAINED THE SERVICES OF A MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE AIRPLANE'S MAGNETO.  AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRPLANE FOR DEPARTURE WHEN BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THEY IMPACTED ROAD SIGNS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE APPROACHING THE SIGNS; HOWEVER, HAD NO WAY OF WARNING THE PILOT WHO DID NOT SEE THEM PRIOR TO IMPACT.                                           (-23)PILOT WAS IN CRUISE AT 2500' ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM SCHAUMBURG, IL (06C) TO SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH.  NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN POWER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A COUNTY ROAD.  AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE.

## 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 CHI99LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA312), Aug 26, 1999: Cessna 172M (N61612), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and not performing a maneuver to avoid obstructions. A factor was the road signs.

## Other reports on N61612 (1)

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

- [Incident 19811229088859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811229088859I), Dec 29, 1981: Cessna 172M (N61612), Gosport, IN, Minor damage. Reported fuel gauges dropped to empty after departure. Landed in muddy field. Gauges normal. Landed for weather.

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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