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(.19) History of flight: on August 4, 1998, at 1925 central daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N9396D, was destroyed when it impacted the ground about 1/3 mile from the departure end of runway 27 at jensen airfield, Rosemount, Minnesota. The private pilot, pilot in command, and the second pilot received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was conducting touch and goes from the private grass airfield. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. Witnesses reported that the pilot and second pilot were practicing touch and goes at jensen airfield for approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. A witness reported that he observed the PA-18-150 climbing out from runway 27 at about 300 to 500 feet AGL. He reported that the PA-18-150 appeared to do a wing rock to the right, and then the airplane's wings leveled momentarily. Then the left wing and nose dropped to the left and the airplane went straight down. The witness reported that airplane whipped over fast, like a snap roll. The witness reported that the airplane went straight down, although he did not see the impact due to trees. (-23) the aircraft departed west and was climbing through 300' to 500' AGL and acknowledging the witness aircraft that was initiating an upwind entry with a pre-arranged signal by rocking the Piper's wings. Upon rocking to the left, the aircraft appeared to stall, snapped 90 degrees to the left in a nose down attitude and disappeared behind a tree line and impacted the terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON AUGUST 4, 1998, AT 1925 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N9396D, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 1/3 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27 AT JENSEN AIRFIELD, ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, PILOT IN COMMAND, AND THE SECOND PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOES FROM THE PRIVATE GRASS AIRFIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT AND SECOND PILOT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES AT JENSEN AIRFIELD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED THE PA-18-150 CLIMBING OUT FROM RUNWAY 27 AT ABOUT 300 TO 500 FEET AGL. HE REPORTED THAT THE PA-18-150 APPEARED TO DO A WING ROCK TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS LEVELED MOMENTARILY. THEN THE LEFT WING AND NOSE DROPPED TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRPLANE WENT STRAIGHT DOWN. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT AIRPLANE WHIPPED OVER FAST, LIKE A SNAP ROLL. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WENT STRAIGHT DOWN, ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT SEE THE IMPACT DUE TO TREES. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WEST AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 300' TO 500' AGL AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE WITNESS AIRCRAFT THAT WAS INITIATING AN UPWIND ENTRY WITH A PRE-ARRANGED SIGNAL BY ROCKING THE PIPER'S WINGS. UPON ROCKING TO THE LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL, SNAPPED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND A TREE LINE AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.
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