# Accident 20230714010229A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Muncie, IN, July 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2023, 18:17 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Delaware County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2364° N, 85.3904° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2364&lon=-85.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 796 total, 87 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA429) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230714010229A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1917 EDT, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT MIE, CIRRUS SR20 EXPERIENCED SEVERE NOSE GEAR SHIMMY, VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN A MUDDY DITCH.  THERE WAS ONE POB, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN23LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA429), Jul 14, 2023: Cirrus Design SR20 (N653GS), Muncie, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during the landing roll due to the left wheel seizing from insufficient grease in the left wheel bearing.

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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