# Incident 20030823023869I: Arctic S1A65F, Valparaiso, IN, August 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4540° N, 87.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTER COUNTY RGNL (VPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4540&lon=-87.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1A (registry code 1850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90-8F (registry code 17181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1A65F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823023869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE AT VPZ AIRCRAFT WAS TO DO A SIMULATED SINGLE WHEEL TOUCH DOWN AFTER COMPLETING A DIVING MANEUVER. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEFT CROSS WIND CONDITION, THE SIDE LOAD ON THE GEAR CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO FOLD. PROPELLER WAS BENT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED.

## Other reports on N37428 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180324010059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180324010059I), Mar 24, 2018: Interstate S-1A (N37428), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. During the airshow performance, the pilot was attempting to perform a stunt that involved landing on a platform on top of a moving truck. During gusty wind…

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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