Maple Lake Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Maple Lake, Minnesota 55358
Monday, July 28, 2008 11:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The student pilot stalled the airplane during the landing flare. The certified flight instructor (CFI) added engine power and the airplane bounced during the hard landing. The CFI elected to perform a go around and stalled the airplane. The airplane subsequently impacted in an uneven field and was substantially damaged. The CFI reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane reference the accident flight.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action to the encountered stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's slow airspeed and inadvertent stall.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/28/2008
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1100
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Maple Lake
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 55358
Event Date Year 2008
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 451409N
Event Location Longitude 0935908W
Event Location Airport Maple Lake Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MGG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1028
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1055 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID CFE
Elevation of weather observation facility 967
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 --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
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) 26
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.87
Density Altitude (feet) --
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 24676
NTSB Notification Source FAA-Great Lakes Region
NTSB Notification Date Aug 4 2008 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 26 2009 2:32PM
User who most recently changed record grol
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Minneapolis, MN, FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N605EV
NTSB Number CHI08LA228
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 Evektor-Aerotechnik AS
Aircraft Model Sportstar
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 2006 0605
Certified Max Gross Weight 1213
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
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 Jun 16 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 606
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Wright Aero Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO BOX 240
Aircraft Owner City MAPLE LAKE
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 55358
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Wright Aero Inc.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address PO BOX 240
Operator City MAPLE LAKE
Operator State MN
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 55358
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code MGG
Departure City Maple Lake
Departure State MN
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1100
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 27 2008 1:47PM
User who most recently changed record male
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 10
Runway Length 2796
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --