What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 29, 2012 at approximately 12:40 CDT, N509R a Cessna 172, impacted the runway at Fort Stockton-pecos county airport (kfst) located in Fort Stockton, Texas. Pilot was intending to land on runway 12 when he realized the aircraft was in a nose down attitude. The nose landing gear stuck the runway forcing the nose landing gear up vertically, causing the aircraft to stop abruptly. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the engine propeller, nose landing gear assembly and associated nose gear attachment points. The pilot and passenger were uninjured and were able to extricate themselves from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:40 CDT, N509R A CESSNA 172, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT FORT STOCKTON-PECOS COUNTY AIRPORT (KFST) LOCATED IN FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS. PILOT WAS INTENDING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12 WHEN HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STUCK THE RUNWAY FORCING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UP VERTICALLY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP ABRUPTLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N509R · 2
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