20011217036989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Umatilla, FL · December 17, 2001

Date: December 17, 2001 · 12:25 local
Place: Umatilla, FL
Airport: Umatilla Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: HBCHP
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,170 total1,170 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 17, 2001, at approximately 12:30 pm, peter heubner, holder of a private pilot certificate based on his switzerland pilot certificate no. 20931, was the pilot of hb-chp, a foreign registered Cessna 172RG. Upon landing on runway 18, of the Umatilla regional airport, he heard a loud bang coming from the nose wheel area. He pulled back on the yoke to keep the nose in the air when on the second touch down is when he believes that the nose strut broke. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose gear wheel well and engine props. There were no injuries. Winds from 180 to 190 degrees at 5.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 17, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM, PETER HEUBNER, HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE BASED ON HIS SWITZERLAND PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 20931, WAS THE PILOT OF HB-CHP, A FOREIGN REGISTERED CESSNA 172RG. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, OF THE UMATILLA REGIONAL AIRPORT, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL AREA. HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO KEEP THE NOSE IN THE AIR WHEN ON THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN IS WHEN HE BELIEVES THAT THE NOSE STRUT BROKE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL AND ENGINE PROPS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WINDS FROM 180 TO 190 DEGREES AT 5.