# Accident 20010919026989A: Cirrus SR20, St. Bonifacius, MN, September 19, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 19, 2001, 08:30 local time - Place: St. Bonifacius, MN - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 44.8997° N, 93.7400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8997&lon=-93.7400&mi=10 - Aircraft: N747TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747TW-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA318) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010919026989A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2001, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SR-20, N747TW, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD NEAR ST. BONIFACIUS, MINNESOTA. PRIOR TO THE FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AT 0755, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTORS EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RESTING UPRIGHT ON ITS BELLY IN A CORNFIELD. A GROUND SCAR PRECEDED THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE BY APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS BROKEN AFT AT THE MOUNTS. THE COWLING WAS BROKEN AFT. THE FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS BROKEN AFT. THE NOSE WHEEL AND MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE BROKEN AFT. A HOLE WAS PUNCTURED IN THE LEFT WING AT THE FUEL TANK. THE PROPELLER REMAINED ATTACHED AT THE FLANGE. ONE OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BENT AFT. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED 3 PUNCTURES IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE AT CYLINDERS NUMBER 1, 2, AND 4. A 2-INCH DIAMETER PIECE OF THE CRANKCASE RESTED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE OIL DRAIN PLUG WAS ABSENT. THE THREADS AT THE OIL DRAIN PORT SHOWED NO DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF SAFETY WIRING. THE OIL DIP STICK AND OIL FILTER SHOWED HEAT DAMAGE. A FILM OF OIL WAS OBSERVED ON THE FIREWALL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE REMAINING AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) ON 09/19/2001 APPROXIMATELY 0720 N747TW, CIRRUS SR-20 DEPARTED IFR FROM CRYSTAL AIRPORT (MIC) FOR RAPID CITY, S.D. PILOT IN COMMAND K. KLEIN AND ONE PASSENGER. AT 3000 AGL, APPROXIMATELY 23 MINUTES ENROUTE, 13 MILES WEST OF FLYING CLOUD ARPT. (FCM) ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED "RED". OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED "ZERO." ENGINE STOPPED. PROPELLER WINDMILLING. ADDED POWER BUT NO ENGINE RESPONSE. NOTIFIED ATC OF PROBLEM. ATC PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS TO FCM AIRPORT. PASSENGER COULD NOT LOCATE APPROACH PLATE FOR FCM. PILOT DID NOT FEEL HE COULD BLIDE TO FCM BECAUSE NOW VFR AT 800 AGL. PILOT LAND ED IN FIELD. FIELD INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENGINE OIL CRANKCASE DRAIN PLUG MISSING. ENGINE CRANKCASE CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON TOP SIDE. NO OIL INDICATED ON ENGINE DIP STICK. ## 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 CHI01LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA318), Sep 19, 2001: Cirrus Design SR-20 (N747TW), St. Bonifacius, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper servicing of the airplane by other maintenance personnel, inadequate inspection of the airplane by the other maintenance personnel prior to the airplane's flight, and the unsuitable terrain… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.