# Accident 20000221041439A: Cessna 172R, Waterford, MI, February 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2000, 13:14 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6396° N, 83.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6396&lon=-83.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N922TA) (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 CHI00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000221041439A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 21, 2000, AT 1314 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N922TA, OPERATED BY TRADEWINDS AVIATION, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (5,000 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT THE OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PTK), WATERFORD, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED PTK AT 1230.

## 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 CHI00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA081), Feb 21, 2000: Cessna 172R (N922TA), Waterford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the directional control not obtained/maintained by the dual student and the remedial action not performed by the certified flight instructor. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the snow bank.

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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