20060523011089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Indianapolis, IN · May 23, 2006

Date
May 23, 2006 · 10:30 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N409TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06CA135
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total200 in this make and model1 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) Pilot departed metro (ump) and damaged the aircraft while attempting to land at Eagle Creek. Landed hard, bounced and touched down hard a second time, initiated a go-around and flew back to Indianapolis metro airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED METRO (UMP) AND DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT EAGLE CREEK. LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD A SECOND TIME, INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND FLEW BACK TO INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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