Thursday, August 20, 2020

Cirrus SR20, N94RS: Incident occurred August 19, 2020 at Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (KBTL), Calhoun County, Michigan

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Grand Rapids, Michigan

Aircraft made a hard landing and veered off runway.


Western Michigan University


https://registry.faa.gov/N94RS


Date: 19-AUG-20

Time: 19:35:00Z
Regis#: N94RS
Aircraft Make: CIRRUS
Aircraft Model: SR20
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: INSTRUCTION
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: BATTLE CREEK
State: MICHIGAN



BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Battle Creek police are headed to the location of an emergency landing.

An emergency call came about 3:45 p.m. August 19th, 2020, after a small plane made an emergency landing near South Airport Road at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field.

Preliminary reports state the landing gear to a plane flown by a Western Michigan University aviation student collapsed during a landing.

Plane was pulled from the runway to a hangar at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation.

The student was on a solo flight.

The investigation will be handled by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Police said no one was injured.

https://wwmt.com


Battle Creek police and firefighters were called to Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field at 3:36 p.m. Wednesday after officers said a single-engine plane that was landing bounced on the runway and began leaking fuel. The 20-year-old female pilot from Western Michigan University School of Aviation was uninjured.

https://www.battlecreekenquirer.com

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