# Accident 20040402011649A: Cessna 172R, Kalamazoo, MI, April 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2004, 09:20 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JX8S
- Location: 42.2347° N, 85.5519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2347&lon=-85.5519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N986AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986AV) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040402011649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS PART 141, SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT STARTED 0800 LOCAL TIME AT KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INT'L, AZO. AFTER EIGHT TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 35, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS SWITCHED TO RUNWAY 5 BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER. THE STUDENT PILOT MADE ONE TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 5, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT, THE STUDENT WENT AROUND FOR A FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 5. ON TOUCH DOWN THE STUDENT LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN IN THE PROCESS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 0920 LOCAL TIME AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. WEATHER WAS VMC AND THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 350 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS, THIS IS A 14 KNOT CROSSWIND TO RUNWAY 5.

## 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 CHI04LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA097), Apr 2, 2004: Cessna 172R (N986AV), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The air traffic control procedures/directives not followed by tower air traffic controller, the inadequate compensation for wind conditions by the student pilot during landing, the lack of total…

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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