What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 24, 2010 aircraft N79932 made a landing on runway 18 at Stennis International Airport in bay st. Louis without a nose landing gear wheel. During a student pilot solo cross country flight from Stennis International (khas), hattiesburg bobby chain (khbg) and on to mccomb (kmcb) and back to Stennis International the student pilot reported the landing and take off was nornal at khbg but during the attempt to land at mccomb the nose wheel touched down the aircraft veered to the left, with the aircraft about to leave the runway the landing was aborted. When a second attempt to land at mccomb was made a upon lowering the nose of the aircraft a scrapping sound was heard so the second attempt was aborted and returned to Stennis International. After a flyby inspection by Stennis tower that confined the nose gear wheel was missing. The aircraft landed at Stennis International without a nose gear wheel. No damage to the aircraft and no injuries. After a runway inspection was preformed at mccomb (kmcb) the nose gear wheel's nut, and about 75 feet from the nut the bolt was found, and about 700 feet and 300 feet out the center of the runway the nose gear wheel of N79932 was discovered. The nose gear wheel nut and bolt's treads appear worn and stripped. The key for holding the nut on the bolt was installed but damage from the nut being push off.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 24, 2010 AIRCRAFT N79932 MADE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT STENNIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN BAY ST. LOUIS WITHOUT A NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL. DURING A STUDENT PILOT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM STENNIS INTERNATIONAL (KHAS), HATTIESBURG BOBBY CHAIN (KHBG) AND ON TO MCCOMB (KMCB) AND BACK TO STENNIS INTERNATIONAL THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING AND TAKE OFF WAS NORNAL AT KHBG BUT DURING THE ATTEMPT TO LAND AT MCCOMB THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, WITH THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY THE LANDING WAS ABORTED. WHEN A SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND AT MCCOMB WAS MADE A UPON LOWERING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT A SCRAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD SO THE SECOND ATTEMPT WAS ABORTED AND RETURNED TO STENNIS INTERNATIONAL. AFTER A FLYBY INSPECTION BY STENNIS TOWER THAT CONFINED THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT STENNIS INTERNATIONAL WITHOUT A NOSE GEAR WHEEL. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. AFTER A RUNWAY INSPECTION WAS PREFORMED AT MCCOMB (KMCB) THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL'S NUT, AND ABOUT 75 FEET FROM THE NUT THE BOLT WAS FOUND, AND ABOUT 700 FEET AND 300 FEET OUT THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL OF N79932 WAS DISCOVERED. THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL NUT AND BOLT'S TREADS APPEAR WORN AND STRIPPED. THE KEY FOR HOLDING THE NUT ON THE BOLT WAS INSTALLED BUT DAMAGE FROM THE NUT BEING PUSH OFF.
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