# Accident 19991212037219A: Piper PA28180, Mankato, MN, December 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1999, 19:25 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1600° N, 93.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1600&lon=-93.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41910, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41910-2002-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991212037219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON DECEMBER 12, 1999, AT 1925 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N41910, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COLLIDING WITH TREES WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 (3,999 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE MANKATO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MKT), MANKATO, MINNESOTA.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE L J BOSE AIRSTRIP, ORLEANS, NEBRASKA AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MKT.           (-23) ON FINAL FOR RWY 22 PILOT WAS LOW AND CONTACTED TREES. A/C LANDED INVERTED APPROX. 1/2 MILE FROM RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE AN ERROR IN JUDGEMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA041), Dec 13, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N41910), Mankato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots failure to maintain a proper glidepath. Factors were the dark night and the pilots lack of recent night flying experience.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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