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May 22, 1994 · Cessna 182B · N7261E
Glencoe, MN
Overview
Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 22, 1994
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Glencoe, MN
Aircraft
Cessna 182B
Tail Number
N7261E
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
CHI94LA168
THE 81-YEAR-OLD PILOT WAS FLYING TO THE GLENCOE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO PICK UP PARACHUTISTS. THE GLENCOE AIRPORT HAS A GRASS RUNWAY. THE PILOT LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD ONE-HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD BEFORE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A FENCE POST AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL. AFTER THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE IT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.
NTSB Probable Cause
collision with a fence post during landing roll after an inadvertent landing at the wrong field.
Full Narrative
On May 22, 1994, about 1200 central daylight time, a Cessna 182B, N7261E, was destroyed by fire after it struck a pole and nosed over during landing in a field near Glencoe, Minnesota. The commercial pilot was not injured. The personal flight originated at the Flying Cloud Airport, St. Paul, Minnesota. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The purpose of the flight was to pick up a group of parachutists who were waiting at the Glencoe Municipal Airport. The Glencoe Municipal Airport has a grass/turf runway. The field the pilot landed in was about one-half mile south of the Glencoe Municipal Airport, and was a grass field. Witnesses reported the pilot circled the field once and landed. The wing struck a fence post during landing roll, and nosed-over.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time12:00 CDT
Nearest Airport1nm S
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 182B
Tail NumberN7261E
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-470-L · Reciprocating · 230
Seats4
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 81 · Second Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility15 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point48
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time16:50
Weather SourceWFAC