What happened
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(-23) On April 11, 2003, at approximately 1500 local time, N6317D, a CE-172, operated by a private pilot, and sole occupant, was returning from a cross country flight into Carbondale, Illinois. The pilot in command made two aborted approaches to the runway followed by a hard landing which resulted in damage to the aircraft's nose wheel, propeller, and engine firewall. The pilot thereafter taxied the aircraft to the ramp. No injuries were sustained by the pilot during this event and this case is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 11, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME, N6317D, A CE-172, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT INTO CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND MADE TWO ABORTED APPROACHES TO THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THE PILOT THEREAFTER TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT DURING THIS EVENT AND THIS CASE IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N6317D · 2
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