NTSB CHI90DEE04 — 1989-12-18 · ROMEOVILLE, Illinois, United States

Current FAA registration · N9562B

Make / Model: CESSNA 172RG
Year of manufacture: 1981 · 8 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19810519
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD4D91

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9562B Cessna 172RG None

Probable cause & findings

DUAL STUDENT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND REMEDIAL ACTION NOT ATTAINED BY THE CFI. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A SNOW BANK ADJACENT THE RUNWAY.

Factual narrative

THE DUAL STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT-FIELD TAKEOFF IN PREPARATION FOR COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATION. AN INSTRUCTOR OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR STATED A WIND GUST AT LIFTOFF RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND DISPLACED THE AIRPLANE LEFT. THE LEFT WINGTIP DRAGGED SNOW-COVERED GROUND ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, PIVOTING THE AIRPLANE LEFT AND NOSE DOWN TO A STOP. TAKEOFF RUNWAY WAS 24; WINDS WERE VARIABLE 240 TO 270 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 15. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_CHI90DEE04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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