ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294550
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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 2004 |
| Time: | 18:42 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Professionals, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2355E |
| MSN: | 17271248 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4860 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AO |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gary, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gary/Chicago International Airport, IN (GYY/KGYY) |
| Gary/Chicago International Airport, IN (GYY/KGYY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane experienced a failure of the nose wheel during a landing. The student reported she made three takeoffs and landings with her flight instructor in the airplane. He then deplaned and she continued to practice more takeoffs and landings. She stated that everything was normal on the fifth solo landing until she heard a loud noise as the nose wheel touched down on the runway. She stated the airplane veered right and came to an abrupt stop. The student pilot exited the airplane and noticed the nose tire was flat, the wheel rim was missing, and the propeller had contacted the runway. During a telephone interview the student pilot stated the landing was not the smoothest one she has made, nor was it the hardest. When asked if the main gear or nose gear touched the runway first, she stated she believes that all three gear touched down at the same time. Pieces of the wheel which were collected off the runway were sent to the National Transportation Safety Board Materials Laboratory for examination. The Materials Laboratory examination revealed the pieces that were examined contained features that were consistent with overstress fractures. However, the pieces received did not make up the entire wheel.
Probable Cause: The failure of the nose wheel for undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident was the student pilot's failure to properly flare the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI04LA248
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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