# Accident 20210923017489A: Christen Industries Inc A-1, Eden Prairie, MN, September 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2021, 11:05 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2923W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2923W-2025-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA451) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210923017489A

## Narrative

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

2021-09-23 N2923W CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1, FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN DURING LANDING AT KFCM.

DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 28R AT KFCM WITH LEFT CROSSWIND AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN, RIGHT WING STUCK PAVEMENT CONSISTENT WITH A GROUND LOOP AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER STOPPING INVERTED ON RUNWAY.  MINOR INJURIES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

PIC DID NOT HAVE A FLIGHT REVIEW WITHIN THE LAST 24 MONTHS.

PIC WAS TAKING TAILWHEEL TRAINING BUT DID NOT HAVE VALID TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN21LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA451), Sep 23, 2021: Christen Industries A-1 (N2923W), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N2923W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240202000899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240202000899I), Feb 2, 2024: Christen Industries Inc A-1 (N2923W), Crystal, MN, Minor damage. The PIC was conducting pattern work. The PIC attempted a wheel landing first. During the roll-out, the PIC “tapped” the brakes and the aircraft tipped forward…

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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