HOLDREGE, NE, USA
N1961T
PIPER PA28-180
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. HIS 1ST EN ROUTE STOP WAS AT HOLDREGE, NE. HE ABORTED HIS 1ST ATTEMPT TO LAND & MADE A 2ND APCH. IN THE MEANTIME, THE PLT OF ANOTHER ACFT LANDED & EXPERENCED TURBULENT WINDS. WHEN THE STUDENT LANDED (AFTER THE 2ND APCH), THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT & WENT DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT BESIDE THE RWY, TOWARD A DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK UNEVEN TERRAIN, KNOCKING THE NOSEWHEEL FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE STRUT DUG INTO THE GROUND & THE ENG MOUNTS & FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH & WEST AT 5 TO 10 KTS. APRX 22 MI NORTHEAST AT KEARNEY, NE, THE WIND WAS FROM 060 DEG AT 5 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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