Cessna 172 N9837L
9 August 2019 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 2019 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9837L, operated by T&G Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago Midway Intl (MDW)
- Coordinates
- 41.7858, -87.7525
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N9837L
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1986
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- T&G Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Bend → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA558
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, he was startled by the airplane impacting the runway early and then bouncing. Subsequently, the airplane touched down hard and porpoised. He increased power to abort the landing and retracted the flaps, but the airplane was unable to take off. He reduced engine power, and the airplane rolled to a stop on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage bulkhead. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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