# NTSB CHI87LA130: Cessna 172P, N97193, Lansing, IL, May 16, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1987, 13:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Coordinates: 41.560661, -87.539039 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5607&lon=-87.5390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13767/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA130

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE, THE LEFT WING THEN CONTACTED A BUILDING AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD. WITNESSES REPORT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AND FAST AND DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. ALSO ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES, THE PILOT HAD MADE TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO LAND PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N97193 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17276164
- Airframe hours: 2155
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Associated Air Activities, Inc
- Registered owner: Associated Air Activities, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 13, 1987, 14 hours before
- Departed: 1C1, PAXTON, IL
- Airport: 3HA, Lansing Municipal, runway 27, 2,432 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 100 total, 6 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## 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 19870516013699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516013699A), May 16, 1987: Cessna 172P, Chicago, IL, Destroyed. The aircraft hit a tree during go around. The pilot, lacking recent experience, made several attempts to land.

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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