N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Garrison, Minnesota 56450
Saturday, March 8, 2014 12:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that while taking off from a frozen lake, the airplane veered to the left. He stated that at the point of rotation, the left wing struck a snow bank which spun the airplane in a counter-clockwise direction. The airplane's nose wheel then struck the snow bank and the airplane nosed over. He reported no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in the airplane striking a snow bank.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/8/2014
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1200
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Garrison
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 56450
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 461740N
Event Location Longitude 0934937W
Event Location Airport N/A
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
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 1653 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID brd
Elevation of weather observation facility 1232
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 13
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
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) -6
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -13
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
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) 30.29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KBRD 081653Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR M06/M13 A
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) 33469
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 Nov 6 2014 2:15PM
User who most recently changed record brajo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N981HT
NTSB Number CEN14CA156
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 OLSON KENNETH H T
Aircraft Model ZODIAC 601 HDS
Aircraft Series Identifier HDS
Aircraft Serial Number 6-4015
Certified Max Gross Weight 1320
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats 2
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 Conditional
Date of Last Inspection Jul 2 2014 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 137
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name OLSON KENNETH H T
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City SARTELL
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 563774601
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name OLSON KENNETH H T
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City SARTELL
Operator State MN
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 563774601
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 Yes
Departure Airport Code --
Departure City Garrison
Departure State MN
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1145
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code STC
Destination City ST CLOUD
Destination State MN
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 6 2014 2:24PM
User who most recently changed record brajo
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --