# Accident 20000418036999A: Cessna 172R, Battle Creek, MI, April 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2000, 14:18 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 42.2906° N, 85.2190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2906&lon=-85.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975BC-2012-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000418036999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2000 AT 1418 EDT, A CESSNA 172R, N975BC, OPERATED BY WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, COLLIDED WITH TWO RUNWAY SIGNS AND TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS DURING LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE BATTLE CREEK KELLOGG AIRPORT, BATTLE CREEK, MI. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VIAUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, AT 1321 EDT.

## 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 CHI00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA115), Apr 18, 2000: Cessna 172R (N975BC), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the misjudged landing flare, the student's lack of total…

## Other reports on N975BC (1)

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

- [Accident 20010213001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010213001839A), Feb 13, 2001: Cessna 172R (N975BC), Battle Creek, MI, No damage. (-23)On 02-13-01 at 15:50Z (12.50) EST, a Cessna 172 associated with western Michigan university,Battle Creek, Michigan ran off the left side of the runway…

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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