# Accident 19990630007929A: Cessna 172R, Kokomo, IN, June 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1999
- Place: Kokomo, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.5295° N, 86.1692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5295&lon=-86.1692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2632Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2632Y) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990630007929A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACFT LANDED, VEERED OFF THE RWY, AND STRUCK A VOR STATION BUILDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT.  FIRST STOP AND GO LANDING.  AFTER LANDING AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 23 TO THE LEFT WITH NO POWER ADDED.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A SLOW LEFT HANDTURN UNTIL WING TIP STRUCK VOR STATION ON THE FIELD.  AIRCRAFT NOSE THEN FOLLOWED LEFT AND ALSO STRUCK VOR.  NO INJURIES.  STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR COUNSELED AND DEBRIEFED WITHIN ONE HOUR OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI99LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA203), Jun 30, 1999: Cessna 172R (N2632Y), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience and the VOR station.

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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