# Incident 20080415832369I: Cessna 172S, Indianapolis, IN, April 15, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2008, 14:10 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I3YA
- 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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 125 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080415832369I

## Narrative

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

(-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 AND THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 7. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCH DOWN WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME OFF THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS BY ADDING RIGHT RUDDER WHICH WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TRAVELING FOR APPROXIMATELY 570 FEET IN THE GRASS. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY AND BEFORE COMING TO REST THE PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ONE TAXIWAY LIGHT.

## 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 20060423008869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060423008869I), Apr 23, 2006: Cessna 172S (N1448Z), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-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…

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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