# NTSB CHI01LA202: Cessna 172N, N5285E, West Chicago, IL, July 10, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 10, 2001, 17:47 local (22:47 UTC) - Place: West Chicago, IL - Coordinates: 41.880851, -88.220138 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8809&lon=-88.2201&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 16, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 53268 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA202 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53268/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA202 ## Probable cause The instructor pilot's inadequate recovery from the bounced landing and inadequate supervision of the dual students alignment with the runway. A factor was the student pilot not maintaining proper alignment with the runway during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - proper alignment - not maintained, dual student (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a recovery from a bounced landing. The instructor and student pilot were uninjured. The student pilot stated, "We touched down on the runway. The plane was still not aligned with the centerline and we bounced up at which point [the instructor] took control of the aircraft. He added full power and attempted to recover the aircraft. At this point, the nose of the aircraft rose up and the aircraft started to roll toward the right. The wheels hit the ground and our plane flipped forward ending up 15 feet on the side of the runway." The student pilot's report noted that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. ## Factual narrative On July 10, 2001, about 1747 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N5285E, piloted by a student pilot and certified flight instructor, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a recovery from a bounced landing on runway 1L (6,700 feet by 100 feet, dry asphalt) at DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois. The instructional flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The instructor pilot and student pilot were uninjured. The flight departed from Poplar Grove Airport, near Poplar Grove, Illinois, at 1710 and was performing a go around at the time of the accident. The student pilot stated: On final approach, with full flaps and power to idle, the aircraft was pointing to the left of the runway and therefore was not aligned with the runway centerline. The winds were coming from 330 or 340. [The instructor] instructed me to add right rudder therefore I did, but that had little effect on the airplane. We touched down on the runway. The plane was still not aligned with the centerline and we bounced up at which point [the instructor] took control of the aircraft. He added full power and attempted to recover the aircraft. At this point, the nose of the aircraft rose up and the aircraft started to roll toward the right. The wheels hit the ground and our plane flipped forward ending up 15 feet on the side of the runway. The student pilot's report noted that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5285E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5285E-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 17271814, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17271814 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Illinois Aviation Academy - Registered owner: Bluesky Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: C77, Poplar Grove, IL - Destination: DPA, CHICAGO/WEST CH, IL - Airport: DPA, Dupage, runway 1L, 6,700 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 511 total, 159 in this make and model, 393 as pilot in command, 180 in the last 90 days, 94 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 20; injuries: none; student; seat: left; flight hours: 11 total, 10 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 14 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: DPA ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010710017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710017889A), Jul 10, 2001: Cessna 172N, Chicago/West Ch, IL, No damage. (.19) On July 10, 2001, about 1747 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N5285E, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.