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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Indianapolis, IN · June 17, 1998

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Date
June 17, 1998 · 13:58 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Mount Comfort Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N387MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA204
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,164 total12 in the last 90 days
N387MARegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280387 · Built 1998Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft pilot had a heart attack and passed away in flight, passenger landed the acft with assist from another acft (.4)the pilot became incapacitated due to a heart attack during the flight. The 81-year old non-pilot passenger assumed control of the airplane. With the assistance from a commercial pilot in another airplane the passenger was able to land the airplane at a near-by airport. The nose gear collapsed during the landing and the airplane slid off the side of the runway before coming to a stop. (-23) on June 17, 1998, at approximately 1358 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172R, N387MA, received substantial damage while landing on runway 25 at the Mount Comfort Airport, greenfield, Indiana. The pilot, Mr. Sickle, of the airplane suffered a fatal heart attack during the flight from muncie airport to Indianapolis metropolitan airport. The passenger, who was not a pilot, landed the airplane with assistance from Indianapolis approach control and the pilot of aircraft N9476N. The passenger was not injured. The pilot, Mr. Sickle, was pronounced dead at the accident site.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT PILOT HAD A HEART ATTACK AND PASSED AWAY IN FLIGHT, PASSENGER LANDED THE ACFT WITH ASSIST FROM ANOTHER ACFT (.4)THE PILOT BECAME INCAPACITATED DUE TO A HEART ATTACK DURING THE FLIGHT. THE 81-YEAR OLD NON-PILOT PASSENGER ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM A COMMERCIAL PILOT IN ANOTHER AIRPLANE THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE AT A NEAR-BY AIRPORT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. (-23) ON JUNE 17, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1358 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N387MA, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT, GREENFIELD, INDIANA. THE PILOT, MR. SICKLE, OF THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK DURING THE FLIGHT FROM MUNCIE AIRPORT TO INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT. THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS NOT A PILOT, LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH CONTROL AND THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N9476N. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT, MR. SICKLE, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI98LA204Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGreenfield, INthe pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack. A factor in the accident was the passenger's, a non-pilot, improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in an overload failure of the nose gear.Jun 17, 1998 · Substantial damage