What happened
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(.19) On July 23, 2001, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N52012, was substantially damaged while landing at the Dayton-wright brothers airport (mgy), Dayton, Ohio. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight. No flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to the pilot, he departed runway 20 for right closed traffic. He completed the crosswind, downwind, base, and final legs of the pattern. Once over the runway, the pilot flared and over rotated the airplane. The airplane touched down hard, the nose wheel contacted the ground, and the tire "burst." The airplane came to a stop on the right side of the runway, and the pilot egressed. (-23) student pilot while shooting "touch and go's", flared high and landed hard on nose gear. Nose tire ruptured, wheel broken and firewall wrinkled.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 23, 2001, ABOUT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N52012, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE DAYTON-WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (MGY), DAYTON, OHIO. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 FOR RIGHT CLOSED TRAFFIC. HE COMPLETED THE CROSSWIND, DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL LEGS OF THE PATTERN. ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT FLARED AND OVER ROTATED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD, THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE TIRE "BURST." THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT EGRESSED. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WHILE SHOOTING "TOUCH AND GO'S", FLARED HIGH AND LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR. NOSE TIRE RUPTURED, WHEEL BROKEN AND FIREWALL WRINKLED.
NTSB investigation
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