What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 25, 2021, at approximately 1850 eastern standard time, a Cessna C162 aircraft, N162TW, was substantially damaged during landing at the indianapolis metropolitan airport (kump), Fishers, Indiana. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The aircraft was registered to privacy data omitted, and operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual metrological conditions prevailed for the flight, with no flight plan filed.
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. He had successfully completed two touch and go patterns, had initiated a go-around due to being too high on his third pattern, and was making his fourth landing attempt. On that landing, the nose wheel struck the ground and the aircraft porpoised and subsequently damaged the nose wheel strut, allowing the propeller to strike the pavement. The nose wheel was separated from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 25, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA C162 AIRCRAFT, N162TW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KUMP), FISHERS, INDIANA. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. HE HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWO TOUCH AND GO PATTERNS, HAD INITIATED A GO-AROUND DUE TO BEING TOO HIGH ON HIS THIRD PATTERN, AND WAS MAKING HIS FOURTH LANDING ATTEMPT. ON THAT LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.