Post THORP T-18 N763LG

Summary

On 5 March 2021 at about 21:00 local time, a Post THORP T-18 registered N763LG was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 March 2021 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Indy South Greenwood (HFY)

Coordinates

39.6276, -86.0880

Aircraft

Post THORP T-18

Registration

N763LG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Terre Haute → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA157

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing he was slow to react when the wind lifted the airplane’s right wing. The airplane subsequently ground looped and came to a stop in the grass median between the runway and the taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 01 with wind from 060o at 9 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.