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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Indianapolis, IN · June 26, 2004

Date
June 26, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Metropolitan Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N229ME
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04CA165
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total70 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Student pilot while practicing/attempting short field landings lost control of aircraft after bouncing. Aircraft impacted runway with nose low attitude and aircraft nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WHILE PRACTICING/ATTEMPTING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER BOUNCING. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY WITH NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N229ME · 1

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