# NTSB Accident CHI97LA026
> **Cessna 172P** · 1996-11-12 · WAUKEGAN, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA026
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07010
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-12
- **Location:** WAUKEGAN, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.39936, -87.8497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N55161
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.  A factor was the pilot's misjudging the flare.

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