# Incident 20210818013829I: Piper PA-18-150, Fishers, IN, August 18, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2021, 08:15 local time
- Place: Fishers, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9354° N, 86.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS METRO (UMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9354&lon=-86.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66834 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 5 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210818013829I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 18, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150 AIRCRAFT, N66834, LEFT THE PREPARED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 15 DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AT THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP), FISHERS, INDIANA. THE RIGHT-HAND FIXED LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED INBOARD WHILE ON THE UNPREPARED GRASS SURFACE DUE TO AN APPARENT SIDE OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE RIGHT-HAND GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT-HAND WINGTIP AREA.

DURING THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION AND INTERVIEWS WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE PILOT STATED THEY LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 15, THE MAIN GEAR AND TAIL GEAR HAD SETTLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT. THE PILOT INCREASED POWER FOR THE TAKE OFF PHASE, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER INPUT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT, BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PREPARED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN DRAGGING THE LEFT-HAND BRAKE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SUPPORTED HIS STATEMENT WITH A BLACK TIRE SKID MARK PRESENT FROM APPROXIMATELY LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO THE END OF THE PREPARED SURFACE ALONG WITH  MARKINGS ON UNPREPARED SURFACE.

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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