Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience and the VOR station.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On June 30, 1999, at 1345 eastern standard time (est), a Cessna 172R, N2632Y, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Kokomo Municipal Airport, Kokomo, Indiana. The 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The local flight originated approximately 1335 est.
The student pilot was performing his first solo takeoff and landing. After landing, the aircraft veered off the left side of runway 23 (5201 feet by 150 feet, dry asphalt) and struck the VOR station with the left wing and the nose of the aircraft.
Post accident examination of the aircraft revealed no pre-existing anomalies.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI99LA203