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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Indianapolis, IN · May 16, 2002

Date: May 16, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N231VA
Reported as: Mooney M20K
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N231VARegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0184 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The airplane arrived in Indianapolis Indiana after an IFR flight from Oklahoma. While receiving radar vectors to Eagle Creek airport (eye) the pilot told approach he saw the airport. He was cleared from approach control and told to contact the local frequency. The pilot then landed at Indianapolis raceway drag strip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRPLANE ARRIVED IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AFTER AN IFR FLIGHT FROM OKLAHOMA. WHILE RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS TO EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT (EYE) THE PILOT TOLD APPROACH HE SAW THE AIRPORT. HE WAS CLEARED FROM APPROACH CONTROL AND TOLD TO CONTACT THE LOCAL FREQUENCY. THE PILOT THEN LANDED AT INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY DRAG STRIP.

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