# Incident 20240202000899I: Christen Industries Inc A-1, Crystal, MN, February 2, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2024, 10:00 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240202000899I

## Narrative

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

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 RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TIPPING FORWARD, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE STICK TO BRING THE TAIL DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE SPINNER AND ENGINE COWL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PIC TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR AND MAGNETOS OFF, THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## Other reports on N2923W (1)

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

- [Accident 20210923017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210923017489A), Sep 23, 2021: Christen Industries Inc A-1 (N2923W), Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. 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…

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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