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Cessna 172 N62538

14 June 1992 · Wheeling, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 June 1992 at about 20:35 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N62538, operated by 538 Limited, was involved in an accident near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 4 people were 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 20:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Wheeling, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Palwaukee (PWK)
Coordinates
42.1308, -87.9190
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N62538
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
538 Limited
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Eagle River → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI92LA172

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER APPROACH TO LANDING. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE THUNDERSTORM AND THE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A LEVEL THREE THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THEY ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE TRACKING THE LOCALIZER COURSE FOR THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED HE INCREASED HIS APPROACH SPEED BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. HE STATED 'AS I REACHED THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 16, I REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND ADDED FULL FLAPS. JUST BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN I REALIZED...THERE MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH RUNWAY FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO A FULL STOP... .' THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SWERVED LEFT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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