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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Mobile, AL · November 30, 2000

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Date
November 30, 2000 · 14:30 local
Place
Mobile, AL
Airport
Skywest Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8507B
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL01LA018
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
121 total30 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N8507BRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2026 · Cessna 172S/N 36207Airframe modelCessna 172Engine 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.

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted stated she was landing at Skywest air park S26 Mobile, AL. Prior to touch down, she reduced all power. The a/c bounced on touch down and she added power. On rollout the nose wheel collapsed causing substantial damage to the firewall. The nose wheel upper fitting is being inspected for possible failure. A m&d will be submitted. (.4) on November 30, 2000, at 1430 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N8507B, registered to pruitt homes of Missouri, inc., was substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed during landing roll at Skywest Airpark Airport in Mobile, Alabama. The private pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The flight originated from fairhope municipal airport in fairhope, Alabama, at 1400. According to the pilot, during landing on the grass strip she came in with 40 degrees of flaps and a airspeed of 65 to 75 knots. She made a harder than usual landing on the main wheels and bounced around 5 to 6 feet. She landed the aircraft and upon rollout t he nose landing gear collapsed. Examination of the nose gear attach points found the gear had separated in overload.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ STATED SHE WAS LANDING AT SKYWEST AIR PARK S26 MOBILE, AL. PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN, SHE REDUCED ALL POWER. THE A/C BOUNCED ON TOUCH DOWN AND SHE ADDED POWER. ON ROLLOUT THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE NOSE WHEEL UPPER FITTING IS BEING INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE FAILURE. A M&D WILL BE SUBMITTED. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2000, AT 1430 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N8507B, REGISTERED TO PRUITT HOMES OF MISSOURI, INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL AT SKYWEST AIRPARK AIRPORT IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FAIRHOPE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AT 1400. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING LANDING ON THE GRASS STRIP SHE CAME IN WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND A AIRSPEED OF 65 TO 75 KNOTS. SHE MADE A HARDER THAN USUAL LANDING ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND BOUNCED AROUND 5 TO 6 FEET. SHE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND UPON ROLLOUT T HE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR ATTACH POINTS FOUND THE GEAR HAD SEPARATED IN OVERLOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL01LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMobile, ALThe pilot's improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent overload failure of the nose gear assembly.Nov 30, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8507B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19760424017079ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Shelbyville, MOPin that attaches nose wheel to strut disconnected. Nose wheel twisted on shaft and broke off.Apr 24, 1976 · Substantial damage