# Incident 20210309001699I: Cessna 172M, Greenfield, IN, March 9, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2021, 13:05 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8431° N, 85.8977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS RGNL (MQJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8431&lon=-85.8977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903NS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903NS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 50 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210309001699I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 9, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:05 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 25 AT INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMQJ). THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO KMQJ AFTER CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SURVEY. THE PILOT REPORTED WHEN LINING UP FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH FOR THE RUNWAY THE WIND WAS 220 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 KNOTS. DURING APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED FIGHTING FOR CENTERLINE USING THE SIDE SLIP TECHNIQUE AND FELT COMFORTABLE MAINTAINING CENTER USING THIS TECHNIQUE FOR LATERAL CONTROL. THE PILOT STATED BEING RELAXED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DID NOT CONTINUE TO CORRECT FOR THE WIND WHEN A WIND GUST TOOK THE PILOT BY SURPRISE AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, THE PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE TAXIWAY SAFETY AREA.

DURING THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER LEADING EDGE WAS OBSERVED HAVING APPROXIMATELY A ONE INCH LONG BY HALF INCH DEEP GOUGE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF ONE BLADE.

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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