# Incident 20200402002919I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Wheeling, IL, April 2, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2020, 18:37 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N636CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N636CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 68 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200402002919I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 2, 2020, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N636CB, A CESSNA C172 AIRCRAFT, WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (PWK).  ON THE EIGHTH PATTERN, THE PIC WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 16.  AFTER LANDING AND BEFORE RESETTING THE FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT SHARPLY.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY K-2 APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 16 THRESHOLD AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE CENTERLINE.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND SKIDDED INTO A WATER-FILLED DITCH APPROXIMATELY 230 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE.

A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED A DENTED LEFT ENGINE COWLING, CRACKS IN THE FIBERGLASS NOSE WHEEL COVER, AND BENDING OF THE LEFT WINGTIP OUTBOARD OF THE FIRST SPAR.

## Other reports on N636CB (1)

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

- [Incident 20211201020189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211201020189I), Dec 1, 2021: Textron Aviation Inc 172S (N636CB), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. FSDO incident number is: IGL0320220024 Atqa accident number for this event is: AGL0322002 Sas activity number(s) associated with the event GL03202203361…

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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