Cessna 172P N55161
12 November 1996 · Waukegan, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 November 1996 at about 18:36 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N55161 was involved in an accident near Waukegan, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waukegan Regional (UGN)
- Coordinates
- 42.3994, -87.8497
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N55161
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI97LA026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's misjudging the flare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. The airplane was observed to bounce from a hard landing and then impact on the nose landing gear. The pilot said she had received instruction subsequent to a previous landing accident. She indicated that she was practicing solo landings in preparation for a re-examination for her pilot certificate when this accident occurred.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172L | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172N | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1996 | Cessna 172N | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Aeroflight | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1996 | Cessna 172C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172M | Tremont City, Ohio, United States | MAD River Airport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1996 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-32-300 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States | Northwest Flyers, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1996 | Globe GC-1B | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Cessna 172 | Greenwood, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1996 | Beechcraft 200 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Grumman G-164A | Galesburg, Illinois, United States | Harold's Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |