# Accident 19990310018399A: Cessna 172R, Battle Creek, MI, March 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3091° N, 85.1101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3091&lon=-85.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989AV-2009-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990310018399A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA091), Mar 10, 1999: Cessna 172R (N989AV), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of directional control by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the lack of total experience of the pilot, the snow covered runway condition, the snowbank, and the flight instructor not…

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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