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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Indianapolis, IN · July 9, 1989

Date
July 9, 1989 · 20:00 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Greenwood Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2545A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA130
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total24 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student bounced aircraft on landing, bounced more times trying to decide to abort or takeoff, then ran off runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, BOUNCED MORE TIMES TRYING TO DECIDE TO ABORT OR TAKEOFF, THEN RAN OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.