# Accident 19951026034669A: Piper PA34200, Indianapolis, IN, October 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1995, 17:10 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Terry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6697° N, 86.0691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6697&lon=-86.0691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8LP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951026034669A

## Narrative

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

FUELED PRIOR DEPARTURE. FUEL VENTED. RETURNED. FAILED COMPLETE CHECK LIST. LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND FUEL CAP ON RUNWAY (-23) ON OCTOBER 26, 1995, AT 1710 CST, A PA-34-200, N8LP, REGISTERED TO WILDRICK LLC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                              PILOTED BY WILLARD W. NICKISCH, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 002039129, EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING AT INDIANAPOLIS TERRY AIRPORT (I52), INDIANA WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT INDIANAPOLIS TERRY AIRPORT (I52), INDIANA ON OCTOBER 26, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CST.

## 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 CHI96LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA021), Oct 26, 1995: Piper PA-34 (N8LP), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. Factors which contributed to the accident were: inadequate preflight necessitating a precautionary landing and the pilot's failure to use the…

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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