ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358690
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| Date: | Sunday 9 July 1995 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Grasshopper Flying Club Inc. |
| Registration: | N734CG |
| MSN: | 17268745 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3357 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stormville, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Poughkeepsie, NY (POU |
| (N69) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, '. . . THE INSTANT THE NOSE WHEEL ROLLED DOWN, IT STRUCK A LARGE POTHOLE IN THE RUNWAY. THIS BROKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR . . . .' THE STUDENT SAID HE HELD THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND UNTIL THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, THEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE REMAINDER OF THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY STATED THAT THE RUNWAY HAD 'WIDE CRACKS AND WEEDS.'
Probable Cause: THE REPORTED POTHOLE IN THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA150
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 17:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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