What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 25, 1999, at 1350 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 172M, N64373, operated by a student pilot, was substantially damaged when on landing the airplane departed the runway and impacted into a ditch. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was on file. The student pilot reported sustaining minor injuries. The cross-country flight originated at west chicago, IL. The student pilot said that he was going to land at grand Geneva airport, lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He said that after touching down and rolling out on the runway, he encountered a gust of wind and lost directional control to the left. The airplane went off of the side of the runway. A federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane at the scene. The airplane was found resting upright, with the nose and propeller buried in a ditch approx. 100 feet left of the prepared surface of runway 23 (4,100 x 75) at grand Geneva airport. The airplane had departed the runway approx 1,000 feet down from the approach end. (-23)the student pilot on a solo local training flight on 4/25/99 at 1850Z made a landing at the grand Geneva airport, lake genvawi. Lost control and ran off the runway and ended up in a drainage ditch.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 25, 1999, AT 1350 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA 172M, N64373, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED INTO A DITCH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEST CHICAGO, IL. THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND AT GRAND GENEVA AIRPORT, LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN. HE SAID THAT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AND ROLLING OUT ON THE RUNWAY, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE SCENE. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND RESTING UPRIGHT, WITH THE NOSE AND PROPELLER BURIED IN A DITCH APPROX. 100 FEET LEFT OF THE PREPARED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 23 (4,100 X 75) AT GRAND GENEVA AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROX 1,000 FEET DOWN FROM THE APPROACH END. (-23)THE STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT ON 4/25/99 AT 1850Z MADE A LANDING AT THE GRAND GENEVA AIRPORT, LAKE GENVAWI. LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.