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FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Craigsville, WV · March 16, 1995

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Date
March 16, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place
Craigsville, WV
Airport
Herold
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8844Z
Reported as
Cessna 172H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,015 total400 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days
N8844ZRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255494 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 3/13/95, Mr. James r. bower was pilot in command of Cessna 172, N8844Z, and was conducting a VFR, instructional flight from the tazwell county airport to a private airport (Herold) in Craigsville, WV. Two student pilots were aboard Cessna N8844Z, but Mr. Bower, a CFI, took the controls on base leg at Herold Airport and made the landing. N8844Z ballooned or bounced back into the air after the initial flare and then touched down nose first. The nose gear fork failed, causing loss of the nose wheel and eventual loss of the entire nose strut. The aircraft continued down the grass runway for approximately 300 feet, sliding on the engine cowling and the main landing gear. The aircraft sustained minor damage and Mr. Bower and one of the student pilots sustained minor injuries (scratches). The aircraft and all components were removed from the runway prior to FAA or ntbs notification. privacy data omitted This incident closed with this report. Witness: alan sutthin privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 3/13/95, MR. JAMES R. BOWER WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA 172, N8844Z, AND WAS CONDUCTING A VFR, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM THE TAZWELL COUNTY AIRPORT TO A PRIVATE AIRPORT (HEROLD) IN CRAIGSVILLE, WV. TWO STUDENT PILOTS WERE ABOARD CESSNA N8844Z, BUT MR. BOWER, A CFI, TOOK THE CONTROLS ON BASE LEG AT HEROLD AIRPORT AND MADE THE LANDING. N8844Z BALLOONED OR BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AFTER THE INITIAL FLARE AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN NOSE FIRST. THE NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF THE NOSE WHEEL AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF THE ENTIRE NOSE STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE GRASS RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, SLIDING ON THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND MR. BOWER AND ONE OF THE STUDENT PILOTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES (SCRATCHES). THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO FAA OR NTBS NOTIFICATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. WITNESS: ALAN SUTTHIN ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^