What happened
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(-23) On February 7, 2004 @ 1328 CDT, a Cessna 172S, N2124Z, on takeoff from runway 35, departed left, across taxiway, sheared nose landing gear assembly and came to rest in front of the Texas instruments, inc., hangar at the collin county regional airport in mckinney, Texas. The airplane was owned by privacy data omitted, operated by monarch air, a title 14 CFR part 141 school and piloted by a student pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the initial solo instructional flight. The pilot received no injuries and the airplane was destroyed by the subsequent post crash fire. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2004 @ 1328 CDT, A CESSNA 172S, N2124Z, ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35, DEPARTED LEFT, ACROSS TAXIWAY, SHEARED NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND CAME TO REST IN FRONT OF THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC., HANGAR AT THE COLLIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^, OPERATED BY MONARCH AIR, A TITLE 14 CFR PART 141 SCHOOL AND PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INITIAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY THE SUBSEQUENT POST CRASH FIRE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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