What happened
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On November 24, 2015, a Cessna 182D, s/n 18253383, N8983X, piloted by ^Mr. Jeffrey lynn steinke^, student pilot certificate number ^GX-1536817^, departed the student pilot's Private Grass Strip 1 mile south of Hamlet, Nebraska. The student pilot was on a training flight originating from his strip, direct mccook (mck) Nebraska, direct imperial (iml), returning back to his private strip. At approximately 1515 mountain standard time the aircraft landed, impacted the Grass strip, and bounced. The aircraft continued to float down the Grass strip. On second contact with the Grass strip, directional control was lost and the aircraft veered off the right side of the Grass strip, making contact with a ditch. The aircraft nose gear collapsed causing the aircraft to come to rest on its top. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot was transported to the mccook hospital for precautionary measures. Minor bruising was obtained from the aircraft seat belt and harness. No other injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 24, 2015, A CESSNA 182D, S/N 18253383, N8983X, PILOTED BY ^MR. JEFFREY LYNN STEINKE^, STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^GX-1536817^, DEPARTED THE STUDENT PILOT'S PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 1 MILE SOUTH OF HAMLET, NEBRASKA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM HIS STRIP, DIRECT MCCOOK (MCK) NEBRASKA, DIRECT IMPERIAL (IML), RETURNING BACK TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, IMPACTED THE GRASS STRIP, AND BOUNCED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLOAT DOWN THE GRASS STRIP. ON SECOND CONTACT WITH THE GRASS STRIP, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GRASS STRIP, MAKING CONTACT WITH A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MCCOOK HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. MINOR BRUISING WAS OBTAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT SEAT BELT AND HARNESS. NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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