# Incident 20030712021499I: Cirrus SR20, Indianapolis, IN, July 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Substantial 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: N619BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030712021499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT REPORTED AS HAVING BOUNCED ON LANDING, RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. INSPECTION TO THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: 1) PROPELLER BLADES BENT BACK APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES IN FROM THE TIP AND AFT APPROXIMATELY FIVE INCHES. 2) ENGINE MOUNT BENT ON LEFT SIDE AT INBOARD INTERCONNECT. 3) ENGINE FIREWALL DISTORTED AT TOP RIGHT ATTACH POINT AND BOTH LOWER ATTACH POINTS. A POSSIBLE SLIGHT DISTORTION AT TOP LEFT ATTACH POINT. 4) NOSE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT IN TWO PIECES. FIRST PIECE WAS THE NOSE WHEEL TO STRUT ATTACHMENT. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE WELD AREA. SECOND PIECE WAS THE STRUT ATTACHMENT TO THE ENGINE MOUNT AREA. 5) MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS APPEAR TO BE SPRUNG IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION. (-23 AMENDMENT) ITEM #1: CHANGED CLASSIFICATION FROM AN ACCIDENT TO AN INCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT STATUS WAS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL DETERMINATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FIREWALL DAMAGE. THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CIRRUS REPRESENTATIVE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, NO FIREWALL DAMAGE OCCURRED. ITEM #20: ADJUSTED INJURY SUMMARY. THIS IS BASED ON FISHERS POLICE DEPARTMENT                                                                       REPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ITEM #31: ENTERED DATE OF LAST REGULATORY CHECK RIDE. ITEM #32: ADJUSTED CORRECTIVE ACTION TO OTHER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                                                                   ITEM #39: ADJUSTED FAA HOURS USED TO INVESTIGATE. THIS REFLECTS THE ADDITIONAL HOURS UTILIZED FROM THE LAST REPORT. ITEM #42: ADJUSTED FAA NINE RESPONSIBILITIES TO RELECT AIRMAN COMPETENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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