# Accident 20220909010109A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Indianapolis, IN, September 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2022, 12:02 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PF2S
- Location: 39.8307° N, 86.2944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8307&lon=-86.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42VU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42VU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 (registry code 42710, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-c3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 832 total, 832 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909010109A

## Narrative

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

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 AT EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT (EYE), APPROXIMATELY 12:02PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME A CIRRUS SR20, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED THE WRONG RUDDER INPUT DURING THE LANDING (RIGHT RUDDER). THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS AT RUNWAY 3. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TURNOFF SIGN A3 AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 CEN22LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA420), Sep 9, 2022: Cirrus Design SR20 (N42VU), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s incorrect application of rudder during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed response to the student pilot’s action.

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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