Aviation accident GAA16CA327

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA R172 near Craig (2016-06-17)
Start: 2016-06-17
Location: Craig, CO, USA

NONE · CESSNA R172 · 2016-06-17 · Craig, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA16CA327
Event ID: 20160623X74849
Type: Accident
Date: 2016-06-17
Location: Craig, CO, USA
Coordinates: 40.494998, -107.523056

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: R172
Registration: N998M
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

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.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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