19991205039719I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Indianapolis, IN · December 5, 1999

Date: December 5, 1999 · 14:06 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N854CP
Reported as: Cessna 172R

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What happened

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(-5) Aircraft was flown on 12/05/99 and left unsecured on the ramp at Greenwood airport (hfy), Greenwood, Indiana, with the keys left in the ingition switch. At approximately 1400 hrs local, line personnel for Greenwood aviation who were located in the hangar heard a loud noise and went outside to find the aircraft intertwined in a chain link fence. The aircraft received servre damage and no injuries were reported. Maintenance personnel contacted this office on 12/06/99 to report a possible act of vandalism.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN ON 12/05/99 AND LEFT UNSECURED ON THE RAMP AT GREENWOOD AIRPORT (HFY), GREENWOOD, INDIANA, WITH THE KEYS LEFT IN THE INGITION SWITCH. AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HRS LOCAL, LINE PERSONNEL FOR GREENWOOD AVIATION WHO WERE LOCATED IN THE HANGAR HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WENT OUTSIDE TO FIND THE AIRCRAFT INTERTWINED IN A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SERVRE DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONTACTED THIS OFFICE ON 12/06/99 TO REPORT A POSSIBLE ACT OF VANDALISM.