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FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Kalamazoo, MI · April 8, 2005

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Date
April 8, 2005
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Kalamazoo County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
X8JS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N985BT
Reported as
Cessna 172R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total21 in this make and model
N985BTRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2011 · Cessna 172RS/N 17280442 · Built 1998Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) This FAR part 141, accident occurred at 1219 EDT on April 8, 2005. The student pilot on first solo flight took off from Kalamazoo/battle creek int'l airport (azo) to practice once around the pattern to a full stop. After touchdown and roll-out on runway 5, the student pilot lost control. The aircraft hit a runway sign on the left side of the runway ending up in the grass. The student pilot was not injured. The aircraft received substantial damage to the right lower fuselage, left main gear sheared off, left aileron outboard bent, left elevator bent. VMC weather conditions at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS FAR PART 141, ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1219 EDT ON APRIL 8, 2005. THE STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT TOOK OFF FROM KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INT'L AIRPORT (AZO) TO PRACTICE ONCE AROUND THE PATTERN TO A FULL STOP. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 5, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A RUNWAY SIGN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ENDING UP IN THE GRASS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LOWER FUSELAGE, LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF, LEFT AILERON OUTBOARD BENT, LEFT ELEVATOR BENT. VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.