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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Craig, CO · June 17, 2016

Date: June 17, 2016 · 07:45 local
Place: Craig, CO
Airport: Craig-Moffat
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N998M
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA327
Reported as: Cessna R172K
Reported engine: Continental IO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 total48 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N998MRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722333 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot was performing short field landings and touch and go's in practice for upcoming checkride for his private pilot certificate. On pilots 5th landing, he noticed on his flare that he was low and was unable to correct. The nose wheel hit the edge of the asphault at the start of the runway which rises up about 10" from the ground level. Damage occurred to the nose wheel fork (cracked) and a flat nose tire. Inspection following the landing revealed slight wrinkles in the firewall and damage to longerons under the floor.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS AND TOUCH AND GO'S IN PRACTICE FOR UPCOMING CHECKRIDE FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. ON PILOTS 5TH LANDING, HE NOTICED ON HIS FLARE THAT HE WAS LOW AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT. THE NOSE WHEEL HIT THE EDGE OF THE ASPHAULT AT THE START OF THE RUNWAY WHICH RISES UP ABOUT 10" FROM THE GROUND LEVEL. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE NOSE WHEEL FORK (CRACKED) AND A FLAT NOSE TIRE. INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE LANDING REVEALED SLIGHT WRINKLES IN THE FIREWALL AND DAMAGE TO LONGERONS UNDER THE FLOOR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA16CA327Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCraig, COThe student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glide path during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway and the nose wheel impacting the runway edge and substantial damage to the firewall.Jun 17, 2016 · Substantial damage