# Accident 20211213021049A: South Bend, IN, December 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2021, 17:00 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211213021049A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/13/2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 EST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 15 AT CHAIN-0-LAKES AIRPORT, SOUTHBEND, IN (3IN7) IN AN UNREGISTERED, UNCERTIFICATED RED COLORED AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY 15 IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, LARGE STONE AND WOOD SIGN FIXTURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT TOLD HIM THE ENGINE CUT OUT.

THE INDIANA STATE POLICE ADMINISTERED A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE FIELD PBT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO AN IMPOUND LOT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 12/15/2021 FAA INSPECTORS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE IMPOUND LOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MINI-MAX 1600R AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PAINTED OVER FOREIGN REGISTRATION MARKINGS OF ?C-IDGF? ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE. A MEASUREMENT OF THE FUEL TANK WAS TAKEN AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT IS CAPABLE OF HOLDING AT LEAST 5.99 GALLONS OF FUEL. CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE THROTTLE WERE VERIFIED. ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BROKEN IN HALF AND THE OTHER BLADE WAS INTACT, SHOWING NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE THAT WOULD OCCUR IF THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATING AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE MUFFLER WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND GOUGING WAS OBSERVED ALONG THE WALLS OF THE FORWARD AND AFT ENGINE PISTONS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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