# Accident 20190809013619A: Cessna 172P, Chicago, IL, August 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2019, 15:28 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7858° N, 87.7525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7858&lon=-87.7525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9837L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9837L) (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: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 87 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA558) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190809013619A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N9837L WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4L AT THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE A FASTER THAN NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND AND DID NOT ?FLARE? FOR LANDING BEFORE THE NOSE-WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AND THE PILOT ?PORPOISED? THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE FINALLY STRIKING THE NOSE WHEEL HARD ENOUGH TO COLLAPSE THE NOSE GEAR INTO THE COWLING. THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO THE NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 GAA19CA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA558), Aug 9, 2019: Cessna 172 (N9837L), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing.

## Other reports on N9837L (1)

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

- [Accident 19910102000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910102000069A), Jan 2, 1991: Cessna 172P (N9837L), Put In Bay, OH, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Began belated go around dragged tail on over rotation near end runway. Tail hit rocks. Settled into lake. Flaps 20.

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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