What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 2, 2019, at 1551 central daylight time (CDT) the reporting inspector received a call from the FAA southwest region operations center indicating that around 1530 CDT, a student pilot on a Cessna aircraft model CE-172, registration number N212BS, reported a nose gear collapsed after landing at Fayette regional air center airport (3T5) in La Grange, Texas.
The reporting inspector contacted the student pilot?s instructor who indicated that the student pilot, who was the sole occupant, departed from easterwood airport (cll) in college station, Texas on his first cross-country solo flight. The student pilot reported no injuries.
According to a written statement submitted by the student pilot, just before 1515 CDT he flew across Fayette regional air center airport (3T5) midfield at an altitude of 1,300 feet. He noticed windsock was pointing straight down 34. He called traffic for left downwind. Called traffic for left base and final. Approached like normal, on round-out just before landing a gust of wind came from his right lifted the airplane and slammed the airplane onto the runway which he believe is what broke the nose wheel. The plane bounced from the impact and then came skidding to a stop. Then, he secured the airplane and got out and called
His flight instructor.
On September 3, 2019, the reporting inspector examined the aircraft at 3T5 airport and found that the nose landing gear supporting brackets were torn off from the firewall and the airframe lower structure resulting on aircraft substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2019, AT 1551 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT) THE REPORTING INSPECTOR RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE FAA SOUTHWEST REGION OPERATIONS CENTER INDICATING THAT AROUND 1530 CDT, A STUDENT PILOT ON A CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL CE-172, REGISTRATION NUMBER N212BS, REPORTED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING AT FAYETTE REGIONAL AIR CENTER AIRPORT (3T5) IN LA GRANGE, TEXAS.
THE REPORTING INSPECTOR CONTACTED THE STUDENT PILOT?S INSTRUCTOR WHO INDICATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, DEPARTED FROM EASTERWOOD AIRPORT (CLL) IN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ON HIS FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.
ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT, JUST BEFORE 1515 CDT HE FLEW ACROSS FAYETTE REGIONAL AIR CENTER AIRPORT (3T5) MIDFIELD AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,300 FEET. HE NOTICED WINDSOCK WAS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN 34. HE CALLED TRAFFIC FOR LEFT DOWNWIND. CALLED TRAFFIC FOR LEFT BASE AND FINAL. APPROACHED LIKE NORMAL, ON ROUND-OUT JUST BEFORE LANDING A GUST OF WIND CAME FROM HIS RIGHT LIFTED THE AIRPLANE AND SLAMMED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY WHICH HE BELIEVE IS WHAT BROKE THE NOSE WHEEL. THE PLANE BOUNCED FROM THE IMPACT AND THEN CAME SKIDDING TO A STOP. THEN, HE SECURED THE AIRPLANE AND GOT OUT AND CALLED
HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2019, THE REPORTING INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AT 3T5 AIRPORT AND FOUND THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUPPORTING BRACKETS WERE TORN OFF FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE AIRFRAME LOWER STRUCTURE RESULTING ON AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.