# Incident 19991217038799I: Cessna 172S, Indianapolis, IN, December 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1999, 15:10 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2373Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2373Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991217038799I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 17, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 EST, A CESSNA 172SP, N2373Z PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING IN LIGHT CROSSWIND CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 33 AT INDIANAPOLIS METEROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KUMP). DURING THE SUBSEQUENT BOUNCE RECOVERY, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO MISMANGEMENT OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE ROLLOUT IN THE GRASS WHEN THE PROPELLER AND NOSEWHEEL STRUCK SOFT GROUND AFTER AIRCRAFT'S PATH.  THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PAVEMENT UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA.

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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