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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Saylorsburg, PA · October 9, 2011

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Date
October 9, 2011 · 18:50 local
Place
Saylorsburg, PA
Airport
Pegasus
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N64013
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N64013Registration cancelled Apr 10, 2013 · Cessna 172MS/N 17264960 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot landed after dark on unlit private grass strip. Touchdown was nose wheel first followed by both mains. Aircraft bounced airborn and touched down approximately 300 feet down the runway again on the noe=se gear first followed by both mains. Nose wheel broke off from nose gear strut and collapsed approximately 8 feet into the rollout. Aircraft skidded to stop on runway. Pilot sole occupane, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AFTER DARK ON UNLIT PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. TOUCHDOWN WAS NOSE WHEEL FIRST FOLLOWED BY BOTH MAINS. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AIRBORN AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AGAIN ON THE NOE=SE GEAR FIRST FOLLOWED BY BOTH MAINS. NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM NOSE GEAR STRUT AND COLLAPSED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET INTO THE ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP ON RUNWAY. PILOT SOLE OCCUPANE, NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N64013 · 2

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

Incident 19880405017029IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · De Ruyder, NYVFR pilot flew into IFR conditions. Requested assistance from ATC. Landed in a field due to low fuel.Apr 5, 1988Incident 19780322010549IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lancaster, PAPilot lost directional control after touchdown.Mar 22, 1978 · Minor damage