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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Louisville, KY · May 30, 2026

Date: May 30, 2026 · 13:01 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Bowman Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2896E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,645 total

N2896ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271365 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Nose wheel assembly departed on landing roll out resluting in propeller striking the runway.

Nose wheel assembly, axle tube (item 22 of 172 ipc figure 36), 2 spacers (item 21 of 172 ipc figure 36) and one axle bolt ferrule of two (item 20 of 172 ipc figure 36) were recovered from the scene.

Axle bolt (item 17 of 172 ipc figure 36), nut (item 18 of 172 ipc figure 36), cotter pin (item 19 of 172 ipc figure 36) and one axle bolt ferrule of two (item 20 of 172 ipc figure 36) were not recovered from the scene.

Nose gear fork shows damage from contact with runway on both sides of fork. Fork appears spread and left side of fork has material missing beyond what would be caused by contact with runway.

Unable to determine cause for nose wheel assembly departure form aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED ON LANDING ROLL OUT RESLUTING IN PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY.

NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AXLE TUBE (ITEM 22 OF 172 IPC FIGURE 36), 2 SPACERS (ITEM 21 OF 172 IPC FIGURE 36) AND ONE AXLE BOLT FERRULE OF TWO (ITEM 20 OF 172 IPC FIGURE 36) WERE RECOVERED FROM THE SCENE.

AXLE BOLT (ITEM 17 OF 172 IPC FIGURE 36), NUT (ITEM 18 OF 172 IPC FIGURE 36), COTTER PIN (ITEM 19 OF 172 IPC FIGURE 36) AND ONE AXLE BOLT FERRULE OF TWO (ITEM 20 OF 172 IPC FIGURE 36) WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE SCENE.

NOSE GEAR FORK SHOWS DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH RUNWAY ON BOTH SIDES OF FORK. FORK APPEARS SPREAD AND LEFT SIDE OF FORK HAS MATERIAL MISSING BEYOND WHAT WOULD BE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH RUNWAY.

UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTURE FORM AIRCRAFT.

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