# NTSB CHI00LA182: Cessna 172R, N996WW, Athens, MI, July 5, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 5, 2000, 13:10 local (17:10 UTC) - Place: Athens, MI - Coordinates: 42.080051, -85.229705 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0801&lon=-85.2297&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51060 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA182 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51060/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA182 ## Probable cause the failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, and the delayed remedial action performed by the flight instructor. A factor to the accident was the runway edge light that was struck during the go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, go-around (vfr) - aircraft control - not maintained, dual student (cause) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, go-around (vfr) - airport facilities,runway edge lights (contributing factor) ## Analysis The student pilot was attempting a soft-field landing, under the supervision of his flight instructor, and during a go-around lost control of the aircraft, striking a runway edge light with the airplane's horizontal stabilizer and elevator. ## Factual narrative On July 5, 2000, at 1310 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N996WW, piloted by a certified flight instructor and a dual student was substantially damaged during a loss of control and subsequent collision with a runway edge light, during a go-around on runway 09 (2,500 feet by 100 feet, dry turf), at David's Airport (9C2), Athens, Michigan. The local instructional flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and student-pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed the W. K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, Michigan at 1245. According to the flight instructor's written statement, the purpose of the flight was to practice soft-field landings. The flight instructor stated, "We entered left traffic for runway 09 at 9C2 and completed all appropriate checklists and radio calls. On final approach my student maintained a normal descent angle and approach speed. In the roundout my student overflared and maintained flare angle, depleting airspeed. My student then called "go-around", added full power, but did not retract flaps or lower the nose[.] The aircraft skipped off the runway. The left main struck first causing the aircraft to yaw left of center line. I took the controls and pushed the nose forward and regained the runway centerline. After centerline was established I executed a normal soft field landing. Upon taxi back we noticed that the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator were damaged. I then taxied clear of the runway, shut down, and inspect the damage. At that time I made the decision that the aircraft was not flyable." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N996WW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996WW), registered now, S/N 17280726, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280726 - Airframe hours: 741 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Western Michigan University - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, June 8, 2000, 32 hours before - Departed: BTL, BATTLE CREEK, MI - Destination: 9C2 - Airport: 9C2, David'S Airport, runway 9, 2,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 420 total, 284 in this make and model, 368 as pilot in command, 141 in the last 90 days, 51 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 180 °F, dew point 154 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: AZO, 17 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000705036349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000705036349A), Jul 5, 2000: Cessna 172R, Athens, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost directional control during alnding on turn strip. No injuries reported by instructor or student. (.4) on July 5, 2000, at 1310 eastern… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.