# Accident 20040626016649A: Cessna 172S, Indianapolis, IN, June 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2004, 11:30 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: 39.9353° N, 86.0450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9353&lon=-86.0450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040626016649A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA165), Jun 26, 2004: Cessna 172S (N229ME), Fishers, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial actions after an inadequate landing flare and subsequent hard landing. Additional causes were the pilot-induced porpoise and the collapse of the nose landing gear.

## Other reports on N229ME (1)

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

- [Accident 20030819021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819021239A), Aug 19, 2003: Cessna 172S (N229ME), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was landing on runway 6L. On touchdown, the a/c ballooned two to three times. The pilot noted hearing a "noise" during one of these…

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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