19970121000699A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · St Paul, MN · January 21, 1997

Date: January 21, 1997 · 13:49 local
Place: St Paul, MN
Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1160G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97FA058
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Continental IO360HB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,410 total1,410 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N1160GRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 1998 · Mooney M20JS/N 241273 Airframe modelMooney M20J

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What happened

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Descended below glide slope on ILS. ATC adised. Climbed reported problem. Crashed residential area. (-23) N1160G was IFR enroute from madison, WI to cambridge, MN. Pilot requested to divert to st. Paul Downtown airport due to weather. Aircraft was on vectors to the ILS for 32 at stp. Controller observed the aircraft at 1400 feet. Controller questioned the pilot and he climbed back to 1700 feet. Controller asked the pilot if he had a problem, he replied yes. There was no further contact with the aircraft. The aircraft crashed in a field adjacent to a residential area.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE ON ILS. ATC ADISED. CLIMBED REPORTED PROBLEM. CRASHED RESIDENTIAL AREA. (-23) N1160G WAS IFR ENROUTE FROM MADISON, WI TO CAMBRIDGE, MN. PILOT REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT DUE TO WEATHER. AIRCRAFT WAS ON VECTORS TO THE ILS FOR 32 AT STP. CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT 1400 FEET. CONTROLLER QUESTIONED THE PILOT AND HE CLIMBED BACK TO 1700 FEET. CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT IF HE HAD A PROBLEM, HE REPLIED YES. THERE WAS NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI97FA058Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCottage Grove, MNfailure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during an ILS approach. Factors relating to the accident were: the IFR weather conditions, the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience, and the pilot's lack of familiarity in flying the accident…Jan 21, 1997 · Destroyed