# Incident 20060423008869I: Cessna 172S, Indianapolis, IN, April 23, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N1448Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1448Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060423008869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 AT KHFY, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO (2) RUNWAY LIGHTS AFTER DRIFTING OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED NO GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE UNTIL AFTER LIGHTS AND AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DAMAGED. ASOS REPORTED WINDS TO BE 240@14. CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF 10 KNOTS. DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS 15 KNOTS. PILOT STATED THE AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 55 KIAS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED AS FOLLOWS: ENGINE WAS AT IDLE; 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS WERE DOWN. PILOT STATED THAT THE PLANE WAS HEAVILY CRABBED TO THE RIGHT. POWER WAS APPLIED TO THRUST PLANE BACK OVER TO THE RUNWAY. PILOT HAD FLOWN 4 HOURS IN PREVIOUS 90 DAYS. PILOT'S TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS 100 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. PILOT'S TWO DAUGHTERS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT (WEIGHT). PILOT'S STATEMENT: WHILE LANDING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, UNREPORTED GUSTING WINDS BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT HAND RUNWAY EDGE DURING THE LANDING FLARE. IAS WAS APPROXIMATELY 55 KTS. ENGINE WAS IDLE WITH 10DEGS OF FLAPS GIVEN THE REPORTED STIFF RIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND. THE LEFT WHEEL STRUT ASSEMBLY STRUCK 2 CONSECUTIVE RUNWAY LIGHTS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 DOWN RUNWAY 19. PLANE WAS HEAVILY CRABBED TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN IMPACT DAMAGE TO ONLY THE 2 RUNWAY LIGHTS, LEFT WHEEL PANT, AND LEFT WHEEL STRUT SLEEVE. NO GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE. POWER WAS APPLIED TEMPORARILY TO THRUST PLANE BACK OVER THE RUNWAY WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS EXECUTED. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY, ASOS REPORTED 240@14KTS.

## Other reports on N1448Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20100601034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100601034859A), Jun 1, 2010: Cessna 172S (N1448Z), Greenfield, IN, Substantial damage. As the plane approached the runway for landing, the pilot realized the nose was low, began the flare and came down hard on the landing gear. A porpoise…
- [Incident 20080415832369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080415832369I), Apr 15, 2008: Cessna 172S (N1448Z), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On April 15, 2008 at approximately 14:10 local time 2005 Cessna 172S, N1448Z attempting to land at Mount Comfort Airport in greenfield, Indiana landed…

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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