# NTSB Accident CHI00LA115
> **Cessna 172R** · 2000-04-18 · BATTLE CREEK, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA115
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20781
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-18
- **Location:** BATTLE CREEK, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.290637, -85.219024
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** N975BC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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