# Accident 20150221002169A: Cessna 172P, Kankakee, IL, February 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2015, 12:05 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0714° N, 87.8461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0714&lon=-87.8461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54974, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54974-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,920 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150221002169A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ABRUPTLY PITCHED DOWN AND VEERED LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  BEFORE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PILOT COULD TAKE CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN15CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA151), Feb 21, 2015: Cessna 172P (N54974), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flight control inputs resulting in the loss of control during the landing flare.

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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