# Incident 19920601033889I: Piper PA28161, Indianapolis, IN, June 1, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1992, 09:23 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QXMS
- Location: 39.8307° N, 86.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8307&lon=-86.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2816A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816A-2010-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601033889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT FLARED TOO HIGH. MADE A HARD LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N2816A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930530019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530019729A), May 30, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N2816A), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Wind gust on landing flare. Ballooned. Bounced. Porpoised. Exit runway. Failed to make a timely go around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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