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 0902 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna 172R, N989AV, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage after a loss of control and collision with a snowbank during landing roll on runway 31 (4,835 feet by 100 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 0855 EST for the local flight. (-23) student landed about 20 ft. left of runway 31 center line, heading approximately 30 degrees left of center. Wind was reported as 020 degrees at 7 KTS. Wind lifted upwind wheel slightly, causing aricraft heading to deviate more left of center. Student either put in the wrong correction, or no correction at all. Aircraft traveled approximately 800 feet before departing the left side of runway 31, it then struck a hard packed snowbank, then a runway light. After traveling approximately 100 feet through the snowb ank, the aircraft went inverted and came to rest in that postion.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 10, 1999, AT 0902 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A CESSNA 172R, N989AV, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A SNOWBANK DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 31 (4,835 FEET BY 100 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 0855 EST FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. (-23) STUDENT LANDED ABOUT 20 FT. LEFT OF RUNWAY 31 CENTER LINE, HEADING APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTER. WIND WAS REPORTED AS 020 DEGREES AT 7 KTS. WIND LIFTED UPWIND WHEEL SLIGHTLY, CAUSING ARICRAFT HEADING TO DEVIATE MORE LEFT OF CENTER. STUDENT EITHER PUT IN THE WRONG CORRECTION, OR NO CORRECTION AT ALL. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET BEFORE DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31, IT THEN STRUCK A HARD PACKED SNOWBANK, THEN A RUNWAY LIGHT. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET THROUGH THE SNOWB ANK, THE AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED AND CAME TO REST IN THAT POSTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.