What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 04, 2025, at approximately 0948 central standard time, a Cessna 150F, privacy data omitted, impacted and collapsed its nose landing gear, on runway 18 at Mckinney national airport (ktki). The student pilot was at the controls in the left seat and the instructor pilot was in the right seat and was in the process of landing on runway 18. The aircraft was approximately 5-10 feet above the runway at 60-70 mph. There was a crosswind, and the student pilot went to flare for the landing when the aircraft loss lift, striking the nose landing gear first. The nose landing gear collapsed, the propeller struck the ground became damaged, and slid down the runway before coming to rest nose down on the runway. Neither of the pilots were injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
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As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 04, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 0948 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150F, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED AND COLLAPSED ITS NOSE LANDING GEAR, ON RUNWAY 18 AT MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT (KTKI). THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AT 60-70 MPH. THERE WAS A CROSSWIND, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WENT TO FLARE FOR THE LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOSS LIFT, STRIKING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FIRST. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND BECAME DAMAGED, AND SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST NOSE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. NEITHER OF THE PILOTS WERE INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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NTSB investigation
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