# Accident 20210305002469A: Post THORP T-18, Greenwood, IN, March 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2021, 17:30 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Airport: Greenwood Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6276° N, 86.0880° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6276&lon=-86.0880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N763LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N763LG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Post THORP T-18 (registry code 89510A1, https://openairdocs.org/model/post-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POST THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210305002469A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 5, 2021 AT 1730 LOCAL, A PILOT LATER IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLYING A POST THORP T-18, N763LG, HAD AN ACCIDENT AT GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN GREENWOOD, INDIANA.

THE PILOT STATED HIS SPEED WAS 90 KNOTS ON HIS APPROACH TO LANDING. THE PILOT MISCONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND SUNK INTO THE SOFT TURF. THE  INTERTIA OF THE AIRCRAFT MOVING FORWARD AND THE GEAR SINKING INTO THE SOFT TURF RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING ALONG ITS LATERAL AXIS AND SETTLING ON ITS BACK.

## 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 CEN21LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA157), Mar 5, 2021: Post Thorp T-18 (N763LG), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

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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