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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Gallup, NM · April 12, 2005

Date
April 12, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place
Gallup, NM
Airport
Gallup Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N520ER
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA137
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
119 total93 in this make and model16 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) The pilot told investigators that the aircraft settled firmly back onto the runway following liftoff at Gallup, new Mexico. The nose landing gear contacted the runway and caused structural damage to the aircraft firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED FIRMLY BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING LIFTOFF AT GALLUP, NEW MEXICO. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N520ER · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.