# Accident 20100822045509A: Schneider K CHRISTEN EA, Clearwater, MN, August 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2010, 12:40 local time
- Place: Clearwater, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4102° N, 94.0406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4102&lon=-94.0406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222ET-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schneider Kenneth S CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658HX, https://openairdocs.org/model/schneider-kenneth-s-christen-eagle-ii) (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: SCHNEIDER K CHRISTEN EA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 18 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA491) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100822045509A

## Narrative

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

MR. JOHNSON WAS DOING WHAT WAS DESCRIBED BY WITNESSES AS AEROBATIC MANEUVERS OVER A FRIEND'S HOUSE.  THE PLANE WAS SEEN DIVING STRAIGHT DOWN, SPIRALING, DIRECTLY AT A WITNESS ON THE GROUND.  THE WITNESS THOUGHT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING.  AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT RECOVERED FROM THE DIVE AND THE WITNESS THOUGHT THE PROPELLER STARTED TURNING SLOWLY, AS IF IT WERE BEING TURNED BY THE STARTER.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE ABOUT ¼ MILE AWAY AND CRASHED ON THE EDGE OF SWAMP.

## 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 CEN10LA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA491), Aug 22, 2010: Schneider Christen Eagle II (N222ET), Clearwater, MN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and his improper decision to perform aerobatic maneuvers without proper experience or training in aerobatic flight. Also causal was his conduct of…

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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