# Accident 19990719009819A: Cessna 172N, Greenville, MI, July 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1999, 20:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, MI
- Airport: Greenville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1710° N, 85.2495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1710&lon=-85.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3558E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3558E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990719009819A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JULY 19, 1999, AT 2015 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N3558E, COLLIDED WITH A SEGMENTED CIRCLE AROUND THE WIND TETRAHEDRON FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 AT THE GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL SOLO INSTRUCTION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONTDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GREENVILLE MUNCIPAL AIRPORT SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.                                                              (-23)UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE, POWER WAS ADDED, AS AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN.  A SECOND TIME IT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, OFF THE RUNWAY UNTIL TAIL STRUCK A SEGMENT OF WIND TETRAHEDRON.  2ND SUPERVSED SOLO.

## 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 CHI99LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA245), Jul 20, 1999: Cessna 172N (N3558E), Greenville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate use of the rudder which resulted in a loss of directional control during an aborted landing. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of total…

## Other reports on N3558E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110910023679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910023679I), Sep 10, 2011: Cessna 172N (N3558E), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Student pilot (no.[privacy data omitted]) Used incorrect cross control technique when landing with a left crosswind at pdk. He used left aileron and left…
- [Accident 19940524012279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524012279A), May 24, 1994: Cessna 172N (N3558E), Mackinac Island, MI, Substantial damage. Landed on last third of runway. Unable to stop. Ran off end runway into a fence.

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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