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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Johnstown, NY · February 25, 2020

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Date
February 25, 2020 · 18:00 local
Place
Johnstown, NY
Airport
Johnstown
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
BQVS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5233E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total5,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N5233ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271786 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructional flight in a Cessna 172. Approaching to land in VFR conditions with minimal wind at the Johnstown Airport, in new york. Student let aircraft get too slow just prior to landing, resulting in rapid sink rate. Landed just short of the runway. Instructor stated that he attempted to verbally correct the student by telling him to increase airspeed and lower pitch but failed to help put correction in himself. Resulted in collapsed nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN A CESSNA 172. APPROACHING TO LAND IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH MINIMAL WIND AT THE JOHNSTOWN AIRPORT, IN NEW YORK. STUDENT LET AIRCRAFT GET TOO SLOW JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, RESULTING IN RAPID SINK RATE. LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO VERBALLY CORRECT THE STUDENT BY TELLING HIM TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND LOWER PITCH BUT FAILED TO HELP PUT CORRECTION IN HIMSELF. RESULTED IN COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.