# Accident 20010213001839A: Cessna 172R, Battle Creek, MI, February 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2001, 12:50 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JX8S
- Location: 42.3092° N, 85.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3092&lon=-85.1106&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 CHI01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010213001839A

## Narrative

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

(-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 WHILE CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 23 AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER. THE A/C WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT (SOLO) ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL. WEATHER WAS VFR, WIND HAS BEEN REPORTED AS 190 AT 6KTS., GIVING A SLIGHT CROSS WIND OF 4 KTS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECUATION. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2001, AT 1250 EST, A CESSNA 172R, N975BC, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 (10,003 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE W K KELLOGG AIRPORT, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICCAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SOLO FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE W K KELLOGG AI             RPORT AT 1242.

## 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 CHI01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA092), Feb 13, 2001: Cessna 172R (N975BC), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained by the student pilot during the takeoff roll. Factors to the accident were the student pilot's lack of experience and the snowbank.

## Other reports on N975BC (1)

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

- [Accident 20000418036999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000418036999A), Apr 18, 2000: Cessna 172R (N975BC), Battle Creek, MI, No damage. (-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…

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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