20180123006639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Home Built W-10 TAILWIND · Sauk Centre, MN · January 23, 2018

Date: January 23, 2018 · 15:30 local
Place: Sauk Centre, MN
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N251WT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18FA083
Reported as: Home Built W-10 Tailwind
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 306 total22 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N251WTRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2020 · Skwira Matthew J W-10 TAILWINDS/N 1 · Built 2017 Airframe modelSkwira Matthew J W-10 TAILWIND Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed Sauk Centre municipal airport (D39) at approximately 1200 central time for local flight. Authorities were alerted later in the afternoon that the pilot had not returned as scheduled. An alert notice (alnot) was issued and the aircraft was located the following morning. The wreckage was 2.7 miles south of the departure airport in an open field. The aircraft impact site was contained to the area immediately around the aircraft. The pilot sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SAUK CENTRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (D39) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CENTRAL TIME FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. AUTHORITIES WERE ALERTED LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THAT THE PILOT HAD NOT RETURNED AS SCHEDULED. AN ALERT NOTICE (ALNOT) WAS ISSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE WRECKAGE WAS 2.7 MILES SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT SITE WAS CONTAINED TO THE AREA IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN18FA083Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSauk Centre, MNImpact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Jan 23, 2018 · Substantial damage