# Incident 20191007019419I: Cessna 182R, Waukegan, IL, October 7, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2019, 09:35 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54BK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54BK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 139 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007019419I

## Narrative

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

WAUKEGAN TOWER PERSONNEL NOTICED DEPARTING ARICRAFT HAD THE TOW BAR ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PIC AND WHICH THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING.  THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP FOR SAFETY CONCERNS  AND TO REDUCE DAMAGES AND/OR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N54BK (1)

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

- [Incident 20160826014139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160826014139I), Aug 26, 2016: Cessna 182R (N54BK), St. Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. On August 26/2016, at 17:15 EDT ((21:15Z), an amphibious float equipped Cessna 182R, N54BK, landed gear up on rwy 25 at Albert Whitted Airport (spg - St.…

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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