# Accident 20190613006899A: Milner James E KOLB TWINSTAR TSP-1, Hector, MN, June 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2019, 14:51 local time
- Place: Hector, MN
- Airport: Hector Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7315° N, 94.7126° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7315&lon=-94.7126&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217JM-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Milner James E KOLB TWINSTAR TSP-1 (registry code 05613SR, https://openairdocs.org/model/milner-james-e-kolb-twinstar-tsp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILNER JAMES E KOLB TWINSTAR TSP-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190613006899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FELT A FLUTTER AT OR ABOUT 500 AGL PROCEEDED TO AIRPORT TO LAND, AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 20' CAUSING THE WINGS TO COLLAPSE, TAIL BOOM, AND GEAR TO COLLAPSED, PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN19LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA176), Jun 13, 2019: Kolb Kolb Twinstar TSP 1 (N217JM), Hector, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s operation of the airplane outside of the center of gravity limits, which resulted in an adverse aerodynamic condition and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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