# Incident 20200909014419I: John M Truitt KOLB MRK III CLASSIC, Fishers, IN, September 9, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fishers, IN
- Airport: Noblesville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0035° N, 85.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOBLESVILLE (I80), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0035&lon=-85.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8045B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8045B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John M Truitt KOLB MRK III CLASSIC (registry code 05617S9, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-m-truitt-kolb-mrk-iii-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200A (registry code 34803, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN M TRUITT KOLB MRK III CLASSIC
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 829 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200909014419I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2020, ABOUT 12:30 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) N8045B A KOLB MARK III, DEPARTED METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP) ON THE AIRCRAFT?S FIRST FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED THE AIRCRAFT TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT IDENTIFIED THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL NEEDED ADJUSTMENT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE TEST FLIGHT. THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH THE FLIGHT AND CONDUCTED SOME FLIGHT MANEUVERS SUCH AS TURNS, SLOW FLYING AND STALLS.  AFTER THREE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT THE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP), AND SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO THE NOBLESVILLE GRASS FIELD (I80). DURING THIS LANDING ATTEMPT THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BEFORE TOUCH DOWN. DUE TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE POINTED DOWN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HAVE A HARD LANDING AND INFLICTED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE GRASS FIELD AND IS LOCATED AT THE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA AT NOBLESVILLE GRASS FIELD. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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