What happened
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09-13-2022 1845 Central privacy data omitted accident Stanton MN
The PIC had just purchased the aircraft and was flying it from the previous owner’s private runway in chester Iowa to Stanton MN (ksyn) where he planned to base the aircraft. The PIC had made arrangements with a friend to fly the aircraft for him but the friend canceled and the PIC decided to fly the aircraft himself even though he had not flown an aircraft in many years and did not have a flight review. On approach from the south to runway 36 the PIC saw a Piper cub on the field so he made a low pass over the runway to make sure the pilot of the cub saw him. He then went around the traffic pattern and attempted to land on runway 36. When the main landing gear touched down the nose of the aircraft pitched up and the PIC attempted to push the nose back down. At that point the aircraft was about 10-15 feet off the ground, the aircraft hit the ground collapsing the nose landing gear. There were 10 propeller strikes in the grass prior to nose gear collapse. The aircraft came to rest 80 feet north of the point the nose gear collapsed. Damage to the aircraft included but was not limited to collapsed nose gear, prop strike, broken engine mount, substantial damage to both wings and fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
09-13-2022 1845 CENTRAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACCIDENT STANTON MN
THE PIC HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FLYING IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER’S PRIVATE RUNWAY IN CHESTER IOWA TO STANTON MN (KSYN) WHERE HE PLANNED TO BASE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A FRIEND TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FOR HIM BUT THE FRIEND CANCELED AND THE PIC DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT HIMSELF EVEN THOUGH HE HAD NOT FLOWN AN AIRCRAFT IN MANY YEARS AND DID NOT HAVE A FLIGHT REVIEW. ON APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH TO RUNWAY 36 THE PIC SAW A PIPER CUB ON THE FIELD SO HE MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY TO MAKE SURE THE PILOT OF THE CUB SAW HIM. HE THEN WENT AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE NOSE BACK DOWN. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 10-15 FEET OFF THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE 10 PROPELLER STRIKES IN THE GRASS PRIOR TO NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 80 FEET NORTH OF THE POINT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, PROP STRIKE, BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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