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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Louisburg, NC · September 14, 1998

Date: September 14, 1998 · 21:00 local
Place: Louisburg, NC
Airport: Franklin County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N21745
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 425 total100 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N21745Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264000 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Student pilot was practicing night take-off and landing with instructor. Student turned base on final and with aricraft above the PAPI glide slope, he retarded the throttle to descend. On short final after crossing the threshold, the aircraft's speed was too low and student pulled throttle to idle causing the aircraft to stall approximately 50 feet above ground. Aircraft struck runway causing minor damage to nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING NIGHT TAKE-OFF AND LANDING WITH INSTRUCTOR. STUDENT TURNED BASE ON FINAL AND WITH ARICRAFT ABOVE THE PAPI GLIDE SLOPE, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO DESCEND. ON SHORT FINAL AFTER CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, THE AIRCRAFT'S SPEED WAS TOO LOW AND STUDENT PULLED THROTTLE TO IDLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND. AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR.