Cessna R172 N998M

Summary

On 17 June 2016 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna R172 registered N998M was involved in an accident near Craig, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2016 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Craig, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Craig-Moffat (CAG)

Coordinates

40.4950, -107.5231

Aircraft

Cessna R172

Registration

N998M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Steamboat Springs → Craig

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA327

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glide path during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway and the nose wheel impacting the runway edge and substantial damage to the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during his fifth solo touch and go landing, the airplane landed short of the runway and impacted the runway asphalt edge with the nose landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.