What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 16, 2016, a student pilot was performing his cross-country solo flight in a Cessna 172M, registration #N12184, registered to Lenoir aviation club, inc.. The flight originated from NC27 (Lower Creek Airport) in Lenoir, north carolina at approximately 1100 and landed without incident at exx (davidson county airport) in lexington, north carolina at approximately 1145. During landing on runway 05 at NC27 (grass strip), the aircraft touched down and bounced causing the nose landing gear to shear off of the aircraft, right wing strut to partial collapse and the rotating propeller to strike to ground. The aircraft came to rest in an inverted configuration. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, however there were no injuries reported.
Student pilot encountered substantial cross winds upon landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 16, 2016, A STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT IN A CESSNA 172M, REGISTRATION #N12184, REGISTERED TO LENOIR AVIATION CLUB, INC.. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NC27 (LOWER CREEK AIRPORT) IN LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT EXX (DAVIDSON COUNTY AIRPORT) IN LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA AT APPROXIMATELY 1145. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 AT NC27 (GRASS STRIP), THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO SHEAR OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT, RIGHT WING STRUT TO PARTIAL COLLAPSE AND THE ROTATING PROPELLER TO STRIKE TO GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED CONFIGURATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.
STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL CROSS WINDS UPON LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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