LAKEVILLE, MN, USA
N3599F
CESSNA 172L
AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, NOSE WHEEL FIRST, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE. PIC WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A SHARP KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT HE HEARD AFTER LIFTOFF. THE REASON FOR THE NOISE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE FLARED IMPROPERLY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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