What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 6, 2025, Cessna 207 privacy data omitted experienced a nose gear collapse during takeoff from Grand Canyon (gcn) airport. The aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway, and no injuries were reported.
The pilot-in-command (PIC) stated that the airspeed was at 40 knots when the aircraft stopped accelerating during takeoff. Despite holding the elevator control forward, the aircraft’s nose and upwind wing lifted off the ground twice, bouncing back down both times. On the second bounce, the nose gear collapsed when the pilot forced the aircraft back onto the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 6, 2025, CESSNA 207 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING TAKEOFF FROM GRAND CANYON (GCN) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS AT 40 KNOTS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ACCELERATING DURING TAKEOFF. DESPITE HOLDING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FORWARD, THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE AND UPWIND WING LIFTED OFF THE GROUND TWICE, BOUNCING BACK DOWN BOTH TIMES. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE PILOT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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