# Accident 20010711015119A: Cessna 172S, Lakeinthehills, IL, July 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2001, 07:11 local time
- Place: Lakeinthehills, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.2990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N795SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N795SP-2008-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010711015119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING SECOND SOLO FLIGHT AFTER BEING RELEASED FOR UNSUPERVISED SOLO, MORSE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL LANDING SPEED WITH THE FLAPS FULL DOWN. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND NORMALLY AND HE DIDN'T LAND. THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT HANDLED THE SAME BUT THE PILOT ELECTED TO FORCE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO CONTACT THE GROUND HARD AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND STALLED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL FROM ABOUT TEN FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD CAUSING ANOTHER BOUNCE VERTICAL.  THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.                                                            (.19) ON JULY 11, 2001, ABOUT 1830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N795SP, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT (3CK), NEAR LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS.  THE SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTE D FROM 3CK AT TIME UNKNOWN AND WAS PERFORMING A LANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI01LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA205), Jul 11, 2001: Cessna 172S (N795SP), Lake in the Hil, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot misjudging the flare during that landing. Factors were the wrong runway selected by the student pilot, the tailwinds encountered during that landing and the flight instructor's…

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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