DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL, USA
N6673T
CESSNA 150A
THE ACFTS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SOLO TRAINING MISSION TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. THE PLT SAID HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND AS THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOWERED HE ADDED SLIGHT RIGHT RUDDER TO HOLD A ROLL PARALLEL TO THE RWY CENTERLINE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONTACTING THE RWY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFT AND THE ACFT SLID OFF THE RWY. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED THAT THE BREAK OCCURRED AT AN OLD REPAIR WELD ON A BRACE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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