# NTSB CHI86LA057: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A, N420W, Indianapolis, IN, January 3, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 3, 1986, 18:33 local (23:33 UTC)
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13399/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA057

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - not maintained, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - lack of recent total experience, copilot/second pilot
  - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

ON THE SECOND APPROACH TO RWY 22R THE PRIVATE PILOT (IN THE LEFT SEAT) ATTEMPTED TO LAND. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT HARD AND THE ACFT BOUNCED COMING DOWN ON THE LEFT WING TIP. THE ACFT THEN HIT ON ITS RIGHT MAIN GEAR, THEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE & WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N420W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 420
- Airframe hours: 181
- Engines: GARRETT TFE731-3-1G 3700 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Prestige Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, December 7, 1985, 30 hours before
- Departed: TPA, TAMPA BAY, FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: IND, Indianapolis Intl, runway 22R, 10,005 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 6,685 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 5,800 as pilot in command, 98 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft overcast
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: IND

## 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 19860103000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860103000149A), Jan 3, 1986: Israel 1124A, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced after right main touched down hard. Left wingtip struck runway. Right gear separated aircraft.

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.

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