Cessna 172M N20095

Summary

On 2 May 2024 at about 21:43 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20095 was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 May 2024 at 21:43

Classification

Accident

Location

West Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Dupage (DPA)

Coordinates

41.9140, -88.2476

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N20095

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA174

2 people had minor injuries.

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an encounter with wind while holding short of the runway.

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

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The flight instructor reported that he was holding short of the runway waiting for a storm with heavy precipitation to pass when a gust of wind lifted the right wing and pushed the airplane to the right side of the runway. The airplane came to rest upside down which resulted in substantial damage to the wing, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The flight instructor reported he was holding appropriate flight control inputs for the wind at the time the accident occurred. He reported further that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.