# Accident 20010919026509A: Indianapolis, IN, September 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2001, 07:55 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7700° N, 86.1105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7700&lon=-86.1105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711MZ (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010919026509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N711MZ WAS ON APPROACH AT IND AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 23L AT APPROXIMATELY. AFTER FLYING OUT OF THE CLOUDS, THE PILOT HAD A VISUAL ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE RUNWAY IN SITE AND WOULD GO VISUAL. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD THE APPROACH LIGHTS AND THRESHOLD LIGHTS IN VIEW FROM ABOUT THE MIDDLE MARKER. AT THIS POINT IN THE FLIGHT THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT 621 FT BEFORE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED ON AND BROKE 6 RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTS. ALSO REFER TO PTRS GL112001B6552.

## 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 CHI01LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA317), Sep 19, 2001: Beech 200 (N711MZ), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining the proper ILS glide slope during the approach and the pilot not executing a missed approach. Contributing to the accident was the rain/mist.

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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