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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Parkers Parairie, Minnesota 56361
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 18:20 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On February 20, 2013, about 1820 central standard time, a Maule MXT-7-180, N9229Y, was substantially damaged when it impacted a snow covered field in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Greater Peoria Regional Airport (PIA), Peoria, Illinois at 1438. The intended destination was believed to be a private field in Ottertail, Minnesota.
The pilot was en route home following a business trip to PIA earlier in the week. According to a family member, the pilot was in contact with his wife and brother via his cell phone during the flight. The pilot reported being over the Quad Cities area around 1510. The pilot later contacted his brother asking if the landing strip at the farm where they kept the airplane had been plowed. The pilot's brother responded that it was plowed and the pilot responded "OK." The pilot's brother stated he received this message at 1805 and it was the last contact he had with the pilot.
A witness who lived on the property where the accident occurred, heard the airplane prior to the accident. He reported hearing a loud "pop" which he stated sounded like an engine backfiring followed by the sound of the impact.
The airplane initially impacted the terrain in an open field. The wreckage path was approximately 300 feet through the field and across a driveway. The airplane then entered a wooded area where it came to rest approximately 20 feet after contacting the trees.
Weather conditions recorded by the Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS), located at the Chandler Field Airport (AXN), Alexandria, Minnesota, 27 miles south of the accident site were:
At 1753: wind 100 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 miles, clear sky conditions, temperature minus 13 degrees Celsius, dew point minus 19 degrees Celsius, and altimeter 30.35 inches of mercury.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/20/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1820 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | Parkers Parairie |
| Event State | MINNESOTA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 56361 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 461418N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0951506W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1753 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 194 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | AXN |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1425 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 27 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Dusk |
| 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) | -13 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -19 |
| 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) | 30.35 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 27 2013 12:30PM |
| User who most recently changed record | bowl |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N9229Y |
| NTSB Number | CEN13FA172 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | MAULE |
| Aircraft Model | MXT-7-180 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 14026C |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| 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 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Adam Menze |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Ottertail |
| Aircraft Owner State | MN |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 56571 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Adam Menze |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Ottertail |
| Operator State | MN |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 56571 |
| 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) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | KPIA |
| Departure City | Peoria |
| Departure State | IL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1438 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | Ottertail |
| Destination State | MN |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 5 2013 12:25PM |
| User who most recently changed record | sulp |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |