What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On March 10, 1999, at 1311 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna 172R, N989AV, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage after a hard landing, loss of control, and collision with a snowbank during landing roll on runway 05 (10,003 feet by 150 feet, snow covered/asphalt) at w.k. Kellogg airport, Battle Creek, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The solo instructional flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed w.k. Kellogg airport at approximately 1305 EST for the local flight. (-23) 15.3 hour solo student with a total of 0.5 hours of solo time. She was on her 3rd solo flight. No one witnessed the accident. She thought everything was normal until she started to depart the runway. Her instructor had flown one circuit with her and she made a normal landing and then he departed the aircraft and watched what he considered to be a normal approach until touchdown. He was about 1 1/2 miles from her landing area.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 10, 1999, AT 1311 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A CESSNA 172R, N989AV, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A HARD LANDING, LOSS OF CONTROL, AND COLLISION WITH A SNOWBANK DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 05 (10,003 FEET BY 150 FEET, SNOW COVERED/ASPHALT) AT W.K. KELLOGG AIRPORT, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED W.K. KELLOGG AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1305 EST FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. (-23) 15.3 HOUR SOLO STUDENT WITH A TOTAL OF 0.5 HOURS OF SOLO TIME. SHE WAS ON HER 3RD SOLO FLIGHT. NO ONE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. SHE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL UNTIL SHE STARTED TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. HER INSTRUCTOR HAD FLOWN ONE CIRCUIT WITH HER AND SHE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND THEN HE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND WATCHED WHAT HE CONSIDERED TO BE A NORMAL APPROACH UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. HE WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES FROM HER LANDING AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.