# Accident 20080420835499A: Cessna 182T, Indianapolis, IN, April 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2008, 14:20 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0306° N, 86.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0306&lon=-86.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46EF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46EF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080420835499A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA107), Apr 20, 2008: Cessna 182T (N46EF), Zionsville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusting crosswind and the runway light.

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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