# Accident 20000705036349A: Cessna 172R, Athens, MI, July 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2000, 13:10 local time
- Place: Athens, MI
- Airport: David'S Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JX8S
- Location: 42.0801° N, 85.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0801&lon=-85.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996WW) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 284 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000705036349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ALNDING ON TURN STRIP. NO INJURIES REPORTED BY INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT. (.4) ON JULY 5, 2000, AT 1310 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N996WW, PILOTED BY A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A DUAL STUDENT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT, DURING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 09 (2,500 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY TURF), AT DAVID'S AIRPORT (9C2), ATHENS, MICHIGAN. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT-PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE W. K. KELLOGG AIRPORT, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN AT 1245. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE SOFT-FIELD LANDINGS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED, "WE ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 09 AT 9C2 AND COMPLETED ALL APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS AND RADIO CALLS. ON FINAL APPROACH MY STUDENT MAINTAINED A NORMAL DESCENT ANGLE AND APPROACH SPEED. IN THE ROUNDOUT MY STUDENT                                  OVERFLARED AND MAINTAINED FLARE ANGLE, DEPLETING AIRSPEED. MY STUDENT THEN CALLED "GO-AROUND", ADDED FULL POWER, BUT DID NOT RETRACT FLAPS OR LOWER THE NOSE[.] THE AIRCRAFT SKIPPED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN STRUCK FIRST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW LEFT OF CENTER LINE. I TOOK THE CONTROLS AND PUSHED THE NOSE FORWARD AND REGAINED THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AFTER CENTERLINE WAS ESTABLISHED I EXECUTED A NORMAL SOFT FIELD LANDING. UPON TAXI BACK WE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED. I THEN TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY, SHUT DOWN, AND INSPECT THE DAMAGE. AT THAT TIME I MADE THE DECISION THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FLYABLE."

## 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 CHI00LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA182), Jul 5, 2000: Cessna 172R (N996WW), Athens, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, and the delayed remedial action performed by the flight instructor. A factor…

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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