Indianapolis Executive Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Indianapolis, Indiana 46077
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 19:15 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During the landing flare, about 2-4 feet above the runway, the right wing dropped. The pilot advanced the throttle full forward and attempted a go-around. During the go-around the airspeed decreased below 40 knots, the airplane stalled, and landed hard. The right main landing gear collapsed which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented by closely monitoring and maintaining an airspeed above the stall speed.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate monitoring on the airplane's airspeed during the go-around, resulting in a stall.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/21/2013
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1915
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Indianapolis
Event State INDIANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 46077
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 400150N
Event Location Longitude 0861505W
Event Location Airport Indianapolis Executive
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KTYQ
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 925
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1730 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID KTYQ
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.12
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 32083
NTSB Notification Source FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 6 2013 2:27PM
User who most recently changed record aguj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N45EF
NTSB Number CEN13CA498
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172S
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 172S8982
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 13 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 5550
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name EAGLE FLYERS II LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 11329 E STATE ROAD 32
Aircraft Owner City ZIONSVILLE
Aircraft Owner State IN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 46077-9757
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Private Individual
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City GREENWOOD
Operator State IN
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 46143
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code KTYQ
Departure City Indianapolis
Departure State IN
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 530
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KTYQ
Destination City Indianapolis
Destination State IN
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 6 2013 2:26PM
User who most recently changed record aguj
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 5500
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --