# Accident 19991123037649A: Cessna 172P, Indianapolis, IN, November 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7903° N, 85.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7903&lon=-85.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65668, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65668-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991123037649A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 23, 1999, AT 1030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N65668, OPERATED BY GEIST AIR SERVICES, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 (3,901 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY CONCRETE) AT MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT, GREENFIELD, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS BROOKSIDE AIRPARK AIRPORT, MCCORDSVILLE, INDIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900, TO PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT.                                                     (-23) STUDENT PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS ON SHORT FINAL TO LAND.  HE SWITCHED FROM ONE MAGNETO TO ANOTHER IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX PROBLEM.  PILOT STATED "THE BOTTOM JUST FELL OUT" AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  RECOMMEND PILOT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO NEXT SOLO.

## 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 CHI00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA032), Nov 23, 1999: Cessna 172P (N65668), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot not maintaining aircraft control. A contributing factor was the student's aural perception.

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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