# NTSB CHI89LA052: Cessna 172M, N6894H, Quincy, IL, February 18, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 18, 1989, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Quincy, IL
- Location: 39.9423° N, 91.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUINCY RGNL-BALDWIN FLD (UIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9423&lon=-91.1924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89LA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14326/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA052

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACHIEVE A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING THE LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - snowbank
  - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,partial
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - collapsed

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6894H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17265633
- Airframe hours: 136
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Heetco Jet Center, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 19, 1988, 76 hours before
- Departed: STL, ST. LOUIS, MO
- Destination: UIN, QUINCY, IL
- Airport: UIN, Quincy Municipal, runway 4, 7,097 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 111 total, 53 in this make and model, 67 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: UIN

## 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 19890218002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002599A), Feb 18, 1989: Cessna 172M, Quincy, IL, Substantial damage. Left main gear hit a snow drift on the runway and collapsed on touchdown. UNICOM had advised of drifts on runway.

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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