Ttx Air LLC Lancair incident near Indianapolis, Indiana, February 21, 2013
On February 21, 2013 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Ttx Air LLC Lancair, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N613TX, suffered minor damage in an incident during landing near Indianapolis, Indiana (Eagle Creek airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilots' failure to verify landing gear extension before landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 21, 2013 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Indianapolis, Indiana · Eagle Creek · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Ttx Air LLC Lancair Evolution, amateur-built
- Registration
- N613TX · registry record · serial EVO-0039
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot and flight instructor were conducting takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern when the incident occurred. The pilot stated that, during the incident landing, he lowered the landing gear selector handle while on the downwind traffic pattern leg, abeam the runway end. The pilot stated that he intended to execute a no-flap, full-stop landing and that, because he was concentrating on the no-flap landing, he might not have properly verified the landing gear position before landing. The pilots recalled hearing the landing gear aural warning as the airplane entered the landing flare with the engine power at idle. The airplane contacted the runway before a go-around could be initiated. The landing gear extension/retraction system and the landing gear position indicator lights operated normally during a postincident examination. During the examination, the landing gear aural warning system activated at a simulated airspeed of 100 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing defining event
- Abnormal runway contact during landing
- Runway excursion during landing
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Forgotten action/omission › Flight crew
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of checklist › Flight crew
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 12,833 hours in all; 2 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 40 in the last 30 days; 11,828 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: November 13, 2012
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Flight instructor
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,200 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 2,850 as pilot in command; 1,600 on instruments
- Last flight review: January 18, 2013
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 46 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, June 12, 2012; 46 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W Canada PT6A-135 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Ttx Air, LLC
The flight
- Departed from: EYE Indianapolis IN at 2:10 pm
- Destination: EYE Indianapolis IN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 03, 4,200 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 050° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,600 ft
- Temperature: 23°F (-5°C), dew point 16°F (-9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.31 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 pm from EYE, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
4 documents, released by the NTSB on July 31, 2013. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 8 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot/instructor Statements | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 3 | FAA Inspector Statement | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
| 4 | Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
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