# NTSB CHI81FET01: Cessna 172, N6445D, Gary, IN, October 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1980
- Place: Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FET01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2892  80/10/19   GARY,IN             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N6445D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 469 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            449 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  GARY,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT BALLOON AFTER BOUNCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6445D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445D-2018-06-26), registration cancelled 2018-06-26, S/N 17272804, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gary Muni

## 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 19801019057899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019057899A), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna 172N, Gary, IN, Substantial damage. Bounced & ballooned on landing. Instructor failed to correct situation. Hard landing damaged airplane.

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.

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