What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC was showing student an approach to the runway numbers. Flaps were not extended. The sun was down the runway in the pilots eyes. The sun visor fell further down in front of the pilots view. The nose wheel made contact with a perimeter fence. The airplane landed in the grass before the runway. The nose gear came off of the airplane and slid onto the runway.
As the FAA filed it
PIC WAS SHOWING STUDENT AN APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. FLAPS WERE NOT EXTENDED. THE SUN WAS DOWN THE RUNWAY IN THE PILOTS EYES. THE SUN VISOR FELL FURTHER DOWN IN FRONT OF THE PILOTS VIEW. THE NOSE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH A PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN THE GRASS BEFORE THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR CAME OFF OF THE AIRPLANE AND SLID ONTO THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N24605 · 2
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