# Incident 19980521026439I: Cessna 172P, Kalamazoo, MI, May 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1998, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55121, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980521026439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

2ND SUPERVISED SOLO STUDENT PILOT LANDED HARD ON NOSEWHEEL, BOUNCED TWICE AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT SIGN. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N55121 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970628018469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628018469A), Jun 28, 1997: Cessna 172P (N55121), Fowlerville, MI, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot said that this was the first time he had flown the airplane with three passengers. He said that he allowed the airplane to land about 700' from…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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