LAKEPORT, CA, USA
N4863F
CESSNA 172N
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE PLT MAKE 2 APPROACHES AND LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ON THE LANDING JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THEY OBSERVED AN 'EXTREMELY HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR.' THEY REPORTED THAT THE PLT THEN TAXIED BACK TO TAKEOFF WITHOUT STOPPING TO EXAMINE THE ACFT. ON THE NEXT LANDING, JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR 'STARTED TO SHIMMY.' THE ACFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY & ENCOUNTERED A DITCH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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