What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)In 04/20/2008, at approximately 1420 EDT, while landing on runway 18 at the Indianapolis Executive Airport (ktyq) during a pleasure flight, N46EF, a CE-182T, landed hard on the nose and left main wheels. The pilot lost directional control and the aircraft slid approximately 332 feet before leaving the right hand side of the runway. The aircraft continued to slide another 53 feet in the directionof the landing, coming to a stop 64 feet from the right edge of the runway. The aircraft's left outboard wing sectio was substantially damaged when it hit a runway light. The aircraft's propeller blades were bent and damaged due to ground contact. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. At the time of the accident, winds were reported to be 270 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 14 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)IN 04/20/2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 EDT, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KTYQ) DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, N46EF, A CE-182T, LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN WHEELS. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 332 FEET BEFORE LEAVING THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ANOTHER 53 FEET IN THE DIRECTIONOF THE LANDING, COMING TO A STOP 64 FEET FROM THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT OUTBOARD WING SECTIO WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AND DAMAGED DUE TO GROUND CONTACT. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 270 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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