ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299098
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 2000 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | Western Michigan University |
| Registration: | N975BC |
| MSN: | 17280046 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1780 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | BATTLE CREEK, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KBTL) |
| (KBTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that he flared the airplane 20 to 30 feet above the runway and the airplane bounced. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway in a nose high attitude. The student reported he added power to abort the landing and the elevator struck runway lights and the runway signs. He stated he was able to get the airplane back on the runway centerline and the go around was aborted. He reported the winds were calm at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the misjudged landing flare, the student's lack of total experience, the runway lights, and the runway signs.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA115
History of this aircraft
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| 13 February 2001 | N975BC | Western Michigan University | 0 | Battle Creek, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 02:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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