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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Wilmington, NC · May 21, 2025

Date: May 21, 2025 · 17:10 local
Place: Wilmington, NC
Airport: Wilmington International
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 12LS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N139ME
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 946 total

N139MERegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8423 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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In the afternoon of may 21st, 2025, a flight instructor and student were conducting a training flight. Upon landing on runway 24 right at Wilmington int airport(ilm) minimal braking was used upon landing. Shortly after rollout the nose wheel started shaking and vibrating aggressively. Pilot determined the nose wheel had gone flat. Pilot then contacted ATC and after coming to a stop on the runway the pilot was unable to move the aircraft. Aircraft was towed to the ramp. A mechanic employed by the operator traveled to (ilm) and replaced the nose wheel assembly with a serviceable hub, new tire and inner tube. Several photos of the nose tire and wheel assembly were taken during the repair process. One photo shows a possible puncture hole through the tread surface of the tire. From photographs, general tire condition appears normal and tire tread depth appears serviceable. A maintenance logbook entry was generated for the work performed and a copy was provided to this office.

As the FAA filed it

IN THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 21ST, 2025, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 RIGHT AT WILMINGTON INT AIRPORT(ILM) MINIMAL BRAKING WAS USED UPON LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER ROLLOUT THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING AGGRESSIVELY. PILOT DETERMINED THE NOSE WHEEL HAD GONE FLAT. PILOT THEN CONTACTED ATC AND AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. A MECHANIC EMPLOYED BY THE OPERATOR TRAVELED TO (ILM) AND REPLACED THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH A SERVICEABLE HUB, NEW TIRE AND INNER TUBE. SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE NOSE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE TAKEN DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS. ONE PHOTO SHOWS A POSSIBLE PUNCTURE HOLE THROUGH THE TREAD SURFACE OF THE TIRE. FROM PHOTOGRAPHS, GENERAL TIRE CONDITION APPEARS NORMAL AND TIRE TREAD DEPTH APPEARS SERVICEABLE. A MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS GENERATED FOR THE WORK PERFORMED AND A COPY WAS PROVIDED TO THIS OFFICE.