# NTSB CEN22LA369: ICP Savannah S, N5200S, Evansville, IN, July 29, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 29, 2022, 13:02 local (18:02 UTC) - Place: Evansville, IN - Coordinates: 38.0408, -87.5285 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0408&lon=-87.5285&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Indianapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105690 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA369 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105690/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105690 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA369 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting winds, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on final approach for landing in gusting winds and about 5 ft. above the ground, the airplane “dropped” and experienced a hard landing that collapsed the nose landing gear. The airplane slid along the runway for 5 to 10 ft. and came to a stop on the runway center line. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the airplane was landing on runway 36 with winds 360o at 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had initiated a go-around. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5200S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5200S), registered now, S/N 12-10-54-0220, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ICP SRL SAVANNAH S - Registry model: [ICP SAVANNAH S](https://openairdocs.org/model/icp-savannah-s) (registry code 060002E) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 12-10-54-0220 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 761 - Engines: Rotax 912 ULS 2 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, November 19, 2021 - Departed: CMI, Champaign/Urbana, IL - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: EVV, Evansville Regional Airport, runway 36, 6,286 × 150 ft - Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review January 13, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 217 total, 157 in this make and model, 183 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.08 inHg - Observed at: EVV ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220729013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220729013559A), Jul 29, 2022: Icp Srl SAVANNAH S, Evansville, IN, Substantial damage. On July, 29th, 2022, at approximately 1802Z, [privacy data omitted], an Icp SA2, a special light sport aircraft experienced a hard landing at Evansville,… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 26, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105690. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14968954&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Master_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo log (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 250 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14973518&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo-Rel.pdf 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. 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