# NTSB CHI84LA395: Cessna 182P, N1377S, Chicago, IL, September 21, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 20, 1984, 19:30 local (Sep 21, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Coordinates: 41.779296, -87.769104 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7793&lon=-87.7691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA395
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12779/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA395

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED TO GND CONTROL AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AFTER WHICH HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.THE PLT DID NOT COMPLETE AN NTSB PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1377S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18264939
- Airframe hours: 1944
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Rosenberg Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: C02, LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Airport: MDW, Midway, runway 4L, 5,509 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840920052729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920052729A), Sep 20, 1984: Cessna 182P, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Hard landing, lost directional control. According to witnesses,pilot told Midway ground that he had a flat tire.

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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