# NTSB CHI92LA103: Cessna 182P, N7529N, Monee, IL, January 19, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 18, 1992, 20:00 local (Jan 19, 1992, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Monee, IL
- Coordinates: 41.420555, -87.749916 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4206&lon=-87.7499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI92LA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15406/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA103

## Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN.  A RELATED FACTOR WAS: THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING NIGHT TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  AFTER MAKING FOUR OR FIVE LANDINGS AT A LARGE, WELL-LIT AIRPORT, HE RETURNED TO HIS SMALLER HOME AIRPORT TO PRACTICE CROSSWIND LANDINGS.  HE STATED THAT THE APPROACH TO LANDING SEEMED NORMAL, BUT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS 'HARDER AND LOUDER THAN WHAT I CONSIDERED NORMAL.'  AFTER THE FLIGHT, HE CONSULTED A MECHANIC AND INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE FOR DAMAGE, BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL.  LATER, DURING MAINTENANCE, DAMAGE WAS FOUND THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A HARD LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7529N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7529N), registered now, S/N 18263232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263232
- Airframe hours: 2800
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Clark, John A
- Registered owner: Clark, John A
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 16, 1991, 146 hours before
- Departed: IKK, KANKAKEE, IL
- Airport: C56, Monee-Sanger, runway 27, 2,300 × 32 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,090 total, 391 in this make and model, 909 as pilot in command, 78 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 220° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 25 °F

## 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 19920118005709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118005709A), Jan 18, 1992: Cessna 182P, Monee, IL, Substantial damage. Made hard night landing. Did not find damage to aircraft until one month later.

## Other investigations on N7529N (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA24LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA368), Aug 22, 2024: Cessna 182 (N7529N), Shelter Island, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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