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FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Warrensburg, MO · December 1, 2010

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Date
December 1, 2010 · 09:00 local
Place
Warrensburg, MO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
CMXS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N465CM
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N465CMRegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280857 · Built 2000Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Note: box 3, date of event, reflects the date of discovery of accident damage. On 11/23/2010, a staff CFI made a "nose strut flat" entry in the airplane's discrepancy log following his solo night flight for the purpose of maintaining night currency. On 11/29/2010, the lower nose strut seal was replaced & the strut was replenished with fluid & air, and the airplane returned to service. On 12/01/2010, a student pilot reported the nose strut low during a pre-flight inspection, and the airplane was returned to the maintenance shop. Again, the lower strut seal was replaced and the strut supplied with fluid and air. According to the director of maintenance, the nose strut was observed "rapidly going flat." Fluid was also observed leaking from the upper seal. When the cowling was removed, damage to the firewall and doubler where the nose gear is attached was discovered. When some interior carpet was removed, additional damage to the front floor panel was discovered. Currently unable to relate this damage to a particular flight or identify a pilot in command.

As the FAA filed it

NOTE: BOX 3, DATE OF EVENT, REFLECTS THE DATE OF DISCOVERY OF ACCIDENT DAMAGE. ON 11/23/2010, A STAFF CFI MADE A "NOSE STRUT FLAT" ENTRY IN THE AIRPLANE'S DISCREPANCY LOG FOLLOWING HIS SOLO NIGHT FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING NIGHT CURRENCY.ON 11/29/2010, THE LOWER NOSE STRUT SEAL WAS REPLACED & THE STRUT WAS REPLENISHED WITH FLUID & AIR, AND THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO SERVICE.ON 12/01/2010, A STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE NOSE STRUT LOW DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. AGAIN, THE LOWER STRUT SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE STRUT SUPPLIED WITH FLUID AND AIR. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, THE NOSE STRUT WAS OBSERVED "RAPIDLY GOING FLAT." FLUID WAS ALSO OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE UPPER SEAL. WHEN THE COWLING WAS REMOVED, DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND DOUBLER WHERE THE NOSE GEAR IS ATTACHED WAS DISCOVERED. WHEN SOME INTERIOR CARPET WAS REMOVED, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FLOOR PANEL WAS DISCOVERED. CURRENTLY UNABLE TO RELATE THIS DAMAGE TO A PARTICULAR FLIGHT OR IDENTIFY A PILOT IN COMMAND.

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