# Accident 20000728036789A: Cessna 152, Indianapolis, IN, July 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2000, 19:40 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9495° N, 86.0199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9495&lon=-86.0199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93289, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93289-2002-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000728036789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 28, 2000 AT OR ABOUT 1940 EST, A CESSNA 152, N93289, PILOTED BY JEREMY SIEBERT  CASMEL/INSTR CERTIFICATE #469116511, AND OPERATED BY INDIANAPOLIS AVIATION, INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT, IMPACTED RUNWAY 15 IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE DURING AN APPROACH FOR LANDING AT INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI00LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA232), Jul 29, 2000: Cessna 152 (N93289), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the non-pilot rated passenger's improper flare and not relinquishing the controls, and the pilot's inadequate remedial action and the pilot's poor decision to practice instruction with an unqualified…

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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