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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Marion, VA · January 22, 1999

Date: January 22, 1999 · 09:30 local
Place: Marion, VA
Airport: Mountain Empire Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N64009
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries: 0

N64009Registration cancelled Oct 29, 2018 · Cessna 172MS/N 17264957 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

IEA0999005. The student pilot was practicing takeoffs, pattern and landing techniques, when on the second practice landing the winds picked up to 6 knots from the south. During the roundout (before flare) a strong gust caused the aircraft to land hard with a side load on the nose landing gear causing the nose whell to break.

As the FAA filed it

IEA0999005. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS, PATTERN AND LANDING TECHNIQUES, WHEN ON THE SECOND PRACTICE LANDING THE WINDS PICKED UP TO 6 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH. DURING THE ROUNDOUT (BEFORE FLARE) A STRONG GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD WITH A SIDE LOAD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE NOSE WHELL TO BREAK.