# Accident 20000220006809A: Kretsinger BENSEN B8M, Wayzata, MN, February 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2000, 15:03 local time
- Place: Wayzata, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9703° N, 93.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9703&lon=-93.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2436-2019-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kretsinger BENSEN B8M (registry code 13007H7, https://openairdocs.org/model/kretsinger-bensen-b8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220006809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LOW ALTITUDE AT 200 FEET. DURING TUNR TO DOWNWIND FLIGHT AIR SPPED GOT VERY LOW WITH POSSIBLE STALL. PILOT RECOVERED AT GROUND LEVEL.  WHEELS DUG INTO SNOW AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FOWARD.  PILOT THOUGHT HE COULD HAVE PULLED OFF LANDING WITHOUT DMAMAGE HAD THERE NOT BEEN EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW.

## 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 CHI00LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA075), Feb 20, 2000: Kretsinger Bensen B8M (N2436), Wayzata, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poor inflight planning in that he turned into a tailwind which resulted in diminished airspeed. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, low altitude maneuvering, the snow…

## Other reports on N2436 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150607007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150607007179A), Jun 7, 2015: Kretsinger BENSEN B8M (N2436), Maple Plain, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that he had been flying the aircraft for about 10 minutes conducting some hovering and tight pattern work over the runway. While making a…

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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