Cirrus SR20 N653GS

Summary

On 14 July 2023 at about 23:30 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N653GS was involved in an accident near Muncie, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 July 2023 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Muncie, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Delaware County Rgnl (MIE)

Coordinates

40.2364, -85.3904

Aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Registration

N653GS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft Wayne → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA429

Nobody was injured.

A loss of directional control during the landing roll due to the left wheel seizing from insufficient grease in the left wheel bearing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll the left wheel locked up, the nosewheel shimmied, and the airplane pulled to the left. The pilot tried to correct with right rudder; however, the airplane veered off the runway, rolled down a small hill, and came to rest in a drainage ditch. Substantial damage was not found until February 15, 2024, when the airplane underwent an annual inspection. During the annual inspection, a crack was found in the lower fuselage that ran up the aft spar to the back passenger seat. A postaccident examination of the left wheel revealed that the left wheel bearing lacked sufficient grease, which resulted in the left wheel seizure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.