# Incident 20250912016249I: Cessna 172R, Lake In The Hil, IL, September 12, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2025, 22:00 local time
- Place: Lake In The Hil, IL
- Airport: Lake In The Hills
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2069° N, 88.3227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE IN THE HILLS (3CK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2069&lon=-88.3227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250912016249I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2025, AT 2200Z, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA C172R, LANDED AT LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT (3CK) IN LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR).  THE NEAREST AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) REPORTED CALM CONDITIONS AND BROKEN SKY COVER, KPWK 122152Z 12006KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A3013.

DURING A 14 CFR PART 61 INSPECTION THAT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 1, 2025, A DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED UNDER REPAIR IN A HANGAR AT 3CK.  THE MECHANIC CONDUCTING THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THE PIC.  WHEN CONTACT, THE PIC STATED THAT ON THE INCIDENT FLIGHT, HE WAS CONDUCTING A LEISURE FLIGHT, WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  UPON RETURNING FOR LANDING THE PIC TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 26 AND APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PIC HAD JUST PURCHASED NEW ORTHOPEDIC STYLE SHOES THAT FIT DIFFERENTLY AND WERE WIDER THAN HIS USUAL SHOES.  THE PIC STATED THAT AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, ONE SHOE OVERLAPPED THE OTHER, CAUSING AN UNEVEN APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES RESULTING IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION, AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWLING, LEFT STRUT AND BELLY.  THE PIC WAS UNINJURED.

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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