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FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Redwood Falls, MN · March 16, 2003

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Date
March 16, 2003 · 14:00 local
Place
Redwood Falls, MN
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2378B
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,887 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N2378BRegistered now · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0029 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) The minneapolis FSDO received a call from the Redwood county law enforcement center on 03-18-2003, informing us that an aircraft had landed on Minnesota state highway 71 at approximately 1400 hours local time on 03-16-2003. The pilot of N2378B informed the sheriff's deputy that he had to make an emergency landing on highway due to deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot also indicated that he nearly hit a car on the road while he was landing. The pilot landed on the highway and taxied into a driveway at a residence. The deputy estimated the visibility at the time of the landing to be less then one quarter of a mile due to dense fog. N2378B operated within the class echo surface area of Redwood Falls, Minnesota during his approach and landing, while the weather was below the minimums for visual flight rules. This is a violation of 14 CFR 91.155(a),(c)&(d)(1). The weather at Redwood Falls, minesota, at the time of N2378B'S flight was: ceiling of 100 feet overcast, visibility of one-half of a mile in fog, with the temperature/dewpoint as 07/07 degrees celsius, respectively.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE MINNEAPOLIS FSDO RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE REDWOOD COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER ON 03-18-2003, INFORMING US THAT AN AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED ON MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 71 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON 03-16-2003. THE PILOT OF N2378B INFORMED THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY THAT HE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ALSO INDICATED THAT HE NEARLY HIT A CAR ON THE ROAD WHILE HE WAS LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND TAXIED INTO A DRIVEWAY AT A RESIDENCE. THE DEPUTY ESTIMATED THE VISIBILITY AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING TO BE LESS THEN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE DUE TO DENSE FOG. N2378B OPERATED WITHIN THE CLASS ECHO SURFACE AREA OF REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA DURING HIS APPROACH AND LANDING, WHILE THE WEATHER WAS BELOW THE MINIMUMS FOR VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF 14 CFR 91.155(A),(C)&(D)(1). THE WEATHER AT REDWOOD FALLS, MINESOTA, AT THE TIME OF N2378B'S FLIGHT WAS: CEILING OF 100 FEET OVERCAST, VISIBILITY OF ONE-HALF OF A MILE IN FOG, WITH THE TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT AS 07/07 DEGREES CELSIUS, RESPECTIVELY.