Cessna 172P N933LA
6 August 1999 · Waukegan, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1999 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N933LA 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waukegan Regional (UGN)
- Coordinates
- 42.3700, -87.8606
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N933LA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aurora → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA283
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudged landing flare and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he made the landing approach to runway 23 (6,000' x 150') at an airspeed of 80 miles per hour with the flaps extended. He reported that the airplane bounced four times during the landing touchdown. Local winds at the time of the accident were from 270 degrees at 10 knots. Inspection of the airplane revealed that the nose gear collapsed and the firewall, engine mounts, and fuselage skin were damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1999 | Cessna 172A | Shoshone, California, United States | Charles R. Christman | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Cessna 172M | Lancaster, Texas, United States | Marvin E. Scott | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Cessna 172P | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Robertson Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172 | Centre, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172N | San Jose, California, United States | Concord Flight Intl, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172E | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | Denny O'hara | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1999 | Benson SORRELL SNS-7 | Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Yorkville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Mar 1999 | Socata TB-9C | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1999 | McMillan ZODIAC CH 601 HD | Nauvoo, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1999 | Cessna 152 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-46-350P | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Jerome S. Weiskopf | Serious injuries | - |