21-Year-Old STUDENT PILOT LANDS HER PLANE WITHOUT NOSE WHEEL!

Thank you everyone! So blessed to have had Chris and Erin there and to have had the outcome we did

Congratulations on your skills, Taylor! Kudos to everyone involved! A second untrimmed version of this video will come up soon with all the audio, including Approach controller handling delays and diversions, and radar. Stay tuned!

This video for me: 5% - about flying. 95% - about empathy and about how wonderful people can be

3EJ did a great job, even though he was the first to offer help as an instructor and followed Taylor he stayed quiet and did not let his ego get in the way, he let Chris take over once he realized Chris was talking to Taylor and she was comfortable with Chris. Great job everyone!

Absolutely amazing. Chris's management of Taylor's emotions is a masters class. Using first names, gets her to think about the future (lunch and career)...etc. Amazing how the aviation community comes to the aid of a fellow pilot.

667SU doesn't get enough credit for the two questions: if it was a student pilot, and if she was by herself. It really simplified the situation awareness for everyone and eliminated all confusion, such as the tower's implicit assumption that the pilot knows what they want to do. I really can't stress how good those two questions were: They were direct, to the point, no ambiguity, and clarified the information that was most pertinent at the time.

I’m impressed with Taylor’s communication during this. She must have been scared, you could hear it in her voice, yet she managed to communicate very clearly and to the point. Both Chris and the Tower did a really good job! Taylor definitely wasn’t on her own during this flight.

Love how Chris went full professional dad mode. Awesome job by everyone bringing Taylor home safely.

Hats off to the instructor On frequency, he did a great job!

Tears in my eyes - that was amazing all round. She's going to be a great pilot. What a trooper!

Former Naval aviator here, Navy flight instructor---this whole scenario went down as well as possible. Good job by Chris and tower controller, but OUTSTANDING job by Taylor! She was so composed and matter-of-fact the whole time. I am very impressed!

I love that Chris reminded Taylor to NOT worry about the plane. Worry about herself. The plane will be fine - considering. That was very important in my opinion. It is too easy for the mind to focus on the wrong thing in times of extreme stress. Re-assert priorities to clear the mind. This was amazing to listen to. I was up in the air with Taylor. Brought back a flood of memories.

The people in this event had me crying with joy at the extraordinary display of human support and performance they all enthusiastically offered up. One has to love this sort of thing.

Absolutely unbelievable composure from Taylor. She even managed to maintain excellent radio communication. Well done to everyone involved!

I love the way Chris made the connection personal with Taylor with the fact that his daughter was also named Taylor and he trained her as well. It was immediately comforting for Taylor that her "air dad" was there to protect her throughout the whole situation. Awesome display of humanity! I'll bet he calls his daughter " kiddo" as well! 🙌

I am not Taylor’s instructor but I instruct for the flight school she was flying with. From what we know before examination of the gear the cause of the nose wheel coming off was due to metal fatigue of the stud. This nut is the one we tighten when we get nose wheel shimmy. It generally is not under any kind of stress because the spindle above it is what takes all the load during landings. The nut merely keeps the wheel assembly from sliding off the spindle. Even I do not have the full picture yet as we have not done a full stress inspection of the gear.

Honestly, when they asked Taylor if she was going to be a career pilot, I was already thinking she was kind of made for it. Most pilots never lose a nosewheel, and Taylor is dealing with it on her 3rd solo, plus still maintaining the radio and holding her composure... It kind of feels like flying is where she belongs.

Someone give Chris instructor of the year. This was an amazing display of what draws so many to the phenomenal community that is the aviation world. Great job, Taylor, great job Tower and great job to all involved who jumped in to help.

Why’d this make me cry though? Lol. Such supportive people, and quite impressed by Taylor keeping her cool and landing safely. Can tell Chris’s dad mode kicked in and I love it

I don’t know why but the constant ‘kiddo’ melted my heart. It wasn’t used to make her feel less-than. It was used to support her, to make her feel like she’s not just talking to robotic air traffic controllers but actual people who care about her in that moment. Truly beautiful stuff