# Accident 20220729013559A: Icp Srl SAVANNAH S, Evansville, IN, July 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2022, 13:02 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Evansville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0408° N, 87.5285° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0408&lon=-87.5285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5200S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5200S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: ICP SAVANNAH S (registry code 060002E, https://openairdocs.org/model/icp-savannah-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICP SRL SAVANNAH S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220729013559A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY, 29TH, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1802Z, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN ICP SA2, A SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT EVANSVILLE, INDIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (EVV), RESULTING IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BECOMING DAMAGED AND COLAPSING UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED.  WEATHER AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AS REPORTED AT EVV WAS WINDS FROM 010° AT 7 KNOTS, VISIBILITY EQUAL TO 10 STATUTE MILES AND CLEAR SKIES.  THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING THIS ACCIDENT WITH REPORT NUMBER: CEN22LA369.

## 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 CEN22LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA369), Jul 29, 2022: ICP Savannah S (N5200S), Evansville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting winds, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing.

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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