# Accident 20060815026649A: Hoytro KOLBMARKIIIC, Lakeville, MN, August 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2006, 17:20 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Airport: Airlake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5183° N, 93.2664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5183&lon=-93.2664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232S-2023-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoyt Ron KOLB MARK III CLSC (registry code 05614FY, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoyt-ron-kolb-mark-iii-clsc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOYTRO KOLBMARKIIIC
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 165 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060815026649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN WAS FLYING A SPORT AIRCRAFT, PRACTICING AN EMERGENCY LANDING OVER A CORN FIELD. AIRMAN MISJUDGED THE ALTITUDE TO EXECUTE HIS RECOVERY FROM THE LOW APPROACH RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH THE CORN AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. EXTENDED FLAPS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## 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 CHI06CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA233), Aug 15, 2006: Hoyt Kolb Mark III Clsc (N232S), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the crops which resulted in the subsequent impact with the ground.

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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