COLORADO SPGS, CO, USA
N5434K
CESSNA 172N
THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A STEEP AND FAST APPROACH TO LAND AND BOUNCED, LANDING HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME, IN A LEFT DRIFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE LEFT GEAR WENT INTO A SNOWBANK AND THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO TRY TO GET CLEAR BUT THE NOSE GEAR HIT THE SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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