What happened
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Dra event id: 877464, Moultonborough, NH (4MB): C172 landed runway 2 nose first causing the nose gear to
Separate from the aircraft and then flip over.
POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: substantial. 07/27/2024
1718Z. Review: on July 27, 2024, at approximately 1304 local time, a Textron Cessna aircraft CE-172P impacted the runway on landing at Moultonborough Airport (4MB) in Moultonborough, NH. No injuries were reported. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, nose landing gear, engine cowlings, and possibly firewall. Portions of the nose landing gear departed the aircraft. Pilot in command was a student pilot on first solo flight, with CFI observing on ground.
As of 08/26/2024, no evidence of any regulatory violation has been found.
As the FAA filed it
DRA EVENT ID: 877464, MOULTONBOROUGH, NH (4MB): C172 LANDED RUNWAY 2 NOSE FIRST CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO
SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN FLIP OVER.
POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 07/27/2024
1718Z. REVIEW: ON JULY 27, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1304 LOCAL TIME, A TEXTRON CESSNA AIRCRAFT CE-172P IMPACTED THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT MOULTONBOROUGH AIRPORT (4MB) IN MOULTONBOROUGH, NH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE COWLINGS, AND POSSIBLY FIREWALL. PORTIONS OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT IN COMMAND WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, WITH CFI OBSERVING ON GROUND.
AS OF 08/26/2024, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY REGULATORY VIOLATION HAS BEEN FOUND.
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