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FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Jackson, TN · April 24, 2018

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Date
April 24, 2018 · 14:32 local
Place
Jackson, TN
Airport
Mckellar
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1350F
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N1350FRegistered now · Cessna 172GS/N 17254845 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 172GEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The student pilot was operating Cessna model 172G, N135OF, practicing takeoff and landings under approved weather conditions at Mckellar Airport (mkl), Jackson, Tennessee. In a descending angle of attack flaring for final touchdown to runway 02, a gust of wind caused the aircraft to drift off flightpath right of runway 02 centerline. The student pilot executed a maneuver right of the runway lights to the area that runs parallel to runway O2. The aircraft landed off runway in the grassy area where N135OF nose wheel struck a two foot diameter hole causing the nose gear to collapse. The aircraft proceeded to slide nose down another 20 feet from runway 02. The nose gear assembly with tire intact was separated from the aircraft. Additional damage consisted of engine cowling fiberglass and sheet metal tears, cracks and buckling to the right outboard leading edge skin, and dents to the right outer wing cap. The student pilot was the only soul on board and reported no injuries. This event is classified a minor incident due to the absence of major damage to primary structural members.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS OPERATING CESSNA MODEL 172G, N135OF, PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS UNDER APPROVED WEATHER CONDITIONS AT MCKELLAR AIRPORT (MKL), JACKSON, TENNESSEE. IN A DESCENDING ANGLE OF ATTACK FLARING FOR FINAL TOUCHDOWN TO RUNWAY 02, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF FLIGHTPATH RIGHT OF RUNWAY 02 CENTERLINE. THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A MANEUVER RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS TO THE AREA THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY O2. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF RUNWAY IN THE GRASSY AREA WHERE N135OF NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A TWO FOOT DIAMETER HOLE CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO SLIDE NOSE DOWN ANOTHER 20 FEET FROM RUNWAY 02. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WITH TIRE INTACT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CONSISTED OF ENGINE COWLING FIBERGLASS AND SHEET METAL TEARS, CRACKS AND BUCKLING TO THE RIGHT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SKIN, AND DENTS TO THE RIGHT OUTER WING CAP. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. THIS EVENT IS CLASSIFIED A MINOR INCIDENT DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF MAJOR DAMAGE TO PRIMARY STRUCTURAL MEMBERS.