# Accident 20100626038159A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Indianapolis, IN, June 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2010, 16:10 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8308° N, 86.2944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8308&lon=-86.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N469RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,406 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100626038159A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 26, 2010 WHILE LANDING AT EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA AIRCRAFT N469RH, A BOEING (PT-17), SERIAL NUMBER 75-2252 DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 21 AND NOSED OVER. BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR WING SPARS WERE BROKEN AND THE LEFT WING STRUT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AND BURIED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN THE TURF.

## 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 CEN10LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA351), Jun 26, 2010: Boeing A75N1 (PT17) (N469RH), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing due to the airplane not being equipped with a steerable or locking tailwheel as required by the airplane's design.

## Other reports on N469RH (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060813020789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060813020789I), Aug 13, 2006: Boeing A75N1 (N469RH), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed at Eagle Creek air park on runway 3. Pilot-in-command (PIC)(back seat) transferred control of the aircraft to the front seat passenger,…
- [Incident 20040526013639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040526013639I), May 26, 2004: Boeing A75N1 (N469RH), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Flight was for sales demonstration. Owner [privacy data omitted] briefed he would do take off and landing. On landing approach waived to second pilot…
- [Accident 19790605015049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605015049A), Jun 5, 1979: Boeing PT17 (N469RH), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed after a roll had been completed and a second one attempted at low altitude.

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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