What happened
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(-23)On February 3, 2001, at approximately 1415 EST, N2232E, Cessna 172N, suffered minor damage during a loss of directional control while landing at Griffing-Sandusky (sky) airport, Sandusky, OH. The appropriately rated pilot stated that the pleasure sight-seeing flight originated from burke lakefront (bkl) airport at 1300 that day. No flight plan was filed, weather briefing was via computer. Neither the pilot or one passenger onboard suffered any injuries. The pilot stated: a normal pattern entry was made to runway 27, surface winds to be from 200 degrees at 09 KTS, it was necessary for him to slip/skid/bank to the left to keep alignment with the runway centerline. He touched down on the main landing gear with the stall warning horn activating at about 200' from the approach end of the runway, during the landing roll out, began to drift to the right side of the runway approximately 1000' from the end at 45 KTS. He successfully taxied back onto the runway and to the ramp. The nose strut was found to be compresses/flat.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON FEBRUARY 3, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 EST, N2232E, CESSNA 172N, SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING AT GRIFFING-SANDUSKY (SKY) AIRPORT, SANDUSKY, OH. THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT STATED THAT THE PLEASURE SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BURKE LAKEFRONT (BKL) AIRPORT AT 1300 THAT DAY. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, WEATHER BRIEFING WAS VIA COMPUTER. NEITHER THE PILOT OR ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD SUFFERED ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED: A NORMAL PATTERN ENTRY WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 27, SURFACE WINDS TO BE FROM 200 DEGREES AT 09 KTS, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO SLIP/SKID/BANK TO THE LEFT TO KEEP ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATING AT ABOUT 200' FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000' FROM THE END AT 45 KTS. HE SUCCESSFULLY TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND TO THE RAMP. THE NOSE STRUT WAS FOUND TO BE COMPRESSES/FLAT.
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