Ingleside Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Laretto, Minnesota 55357
Saturday, July 20, 2002 20:40 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane was approaching to land on runway 8 when it developed a high sink rate and impacted the runway.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper flare.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/20/2002
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 2040
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Laretto
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 55357
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 450452N
Event Location Longitude 0934006W
Event Location Airport INGLESIDE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MN66
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 --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2053 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID MIC
Elevation of weather observation facility 869
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 13
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 6
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 26
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 21
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 100
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.91
Density Altitude (feet) 2394
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 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13290
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Jul 19 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2254
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record May 13 2003 12:26PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office FAA-FSDO-Minneapolis

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6321B
NTSB Number CHI02CA214
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 182A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 34221
Certified Max Gross Weight 2650
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
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 --
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 4940
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Brian Van Beusekom
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4985 Klaers Drive
Aircraft Owner City Loretto
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 55357
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Theodore Van Buesekom
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 4985 Klaers Drive
Operator City Loretto
Operator State MN
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 55357
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
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 --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MN66
Departure City Laretto
Departure State MN
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 755
Departure Time Zone SW
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code MN66
Destination City Laretto
Destination State MN
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Aug 16 2002 2:07PM
User who most recently changed record DINC
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 8
Runway Length 1700
Runway Width 45
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --