# Accident 20070501020559A: Cessna 172P, Chicago/West C, IL, May 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/West C, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 41.9078° N, 88.2486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9078&lon=-88.2486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97224, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97224-2018-01-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,078 total, 760 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501020559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N97224. HE WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PILOT. THE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT DUPAGE AIRPORT (KDPA), WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, THEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO GO AROUND. DURING THE GO AROUND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI07CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA128), May 1, 2007: Cessna 172P (N97224), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's inadequate remedial action following the student pilot's loss of control during the crosswind landing and the instructor's failure to compensate for the wind conditions. Contributing…

## Other reports on N97224 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000807024449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000807024449I), Aug 7, 2000: Cessna 172P (N97224), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot of the airplane lost control when landing. The a/c suffered minor damage.

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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