# Accident 20050408023939A: Cessna 172R, Kalamazoo, MI, April 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2005
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: X8JS
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985BT-2011-08-18) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050408023939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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