New Richmond Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017
Thursday, September 25, 2003 15:40 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane nosed over subsequent to a loss of directional control while landing. The pilot stated that during the landing a gust of wind from the right resulted in the airplane veering to the left and raising the right wing. The pilot stated he failed to input enough right aileron control for the crosswind. The airplane bounced, the right wing raised and the left wingtip impacted the runway. When the pilot applied brakes, the propeller contacted the runway, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated he should have entered a traffic pattern that was more favorable to the wind conditions and he should not have used the brakes once directional control was lost.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control. The pilot's in-flight selection of the wrong runway and excessive application of brake pressure are contributing factors.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/25/2003
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1540
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City New Richmond
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 54017
Event Date Year 2003
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 450854N
Event Location Longitude 0923217W
Event Location Airport New Richmond Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID RNH
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 996
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1538 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID RNH
Elevation of weather observation facility 996
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 12000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
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) 12
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.99
Density Altitude (feet) 800
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) 15442
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Sep 25 2003 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1819
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jun 3 2004 1:28PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Minneapolis, MN FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5237G
NTSB Number CHI03LA321
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 305A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 22770
Certified Max Gross Weight 2100
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 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 23 2003 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 13
Airframe Hours 6313
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Erik A. Hildebrandt
Aircraft Owner Street Address 10390 118th Street N
Aircraft Owner City Stillwater
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 55082
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
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 No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code ANE
Departure City Minneapolis
Departure State MN
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1515
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code RNH
Destination City New Richmond
Destination State WI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Apr 5 2004 7:56AM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 14
Runway Length 4003
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --