# Accident 19930530019729A: Piper PA28161, Indianapolis, IN, May 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1993, 15:40 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6710° N, 86.1306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6710&lon=-86.1306&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 93 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530019729A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST ON LANDING FLARE. BALLOONED. BOUNCED. PORPOISED. EXIT RUNWAY. FAILED TO MAKE A TIMELY GO AROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA190), May 30, 1993: Piper PA-28 (N2816A), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: a misjudged flare and subsequent hard landing by the student pilot. A factor in the accident was the student pilot's failure to perform a go-around.

## Other reports on N2816A (1)

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

- [Incident 19920601033889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601033889I), Jun 1, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N2816A), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Student pilot on first solo flight flared too high. Made a hard landing. Nose gear collapsed.

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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