# Accident 20060523011089A: Cessna 172S, Indianapolis, IN, May 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8306° N, 86.2942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8306&lon=-86.2942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409TA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 200 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523011089A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA135), May 23, 2006: Cessna 172SP (N409TA), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during landing.

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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