# NTSB CHI01LA027: Forney F1A, N3028G, Austin, MN, October 30, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 30, 2000, 11:38 local (17:38 UTC) - Place: Austin, MN - Coordinates: 43.669845, -92.969474 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6698&lon=-92.9695&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50586 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA027 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50586/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA027 ## Probable cause the proper glide path not being maintained by the pilot which resulted in the proper touchdown point not being obtained during the approach. A factor to the accident was the rising embankment. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor) ## Analysis The aircraft landed short of the runway, impacting an embankment of an interstate. Inspection of the aircraft and its control systems failed to reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. Inspection of the aircraft engine, including the fuel system, failed to reveal any preexisting anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. Review of the aircraft logbooks revealed that the aircraft's last annual airworthiness inspection was on May 4, 1994. According to the pilot's written statement, the airplane was being flown to the Austin Municipal Airport to receive an annual airworthiness inspection. No additional narrative information was provided in the pilot's written statement. ## Factual narrative On October 30, 2000, at 1138 central standard time (cst), a Forney F1A, N3028G, owned and operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain while on approach to runway 18 ( 4,796 feet by 100 feet, dry/asphalt ) at the Austin Municipal Airport, Austin, Minnesota. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported minor injuries. The flight departed the Houston County Airport, Caledonia, Minnesota about 1000 cst. Postaccident investigation revealed that the aircraft had landed approximately 500-feet short of runway 18 and impacted an embankment of Interstate I-90. Inspection of the aircraft and its control systems failed to reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. Inspection of the aircraft engine, including the fuel system, failed to reveal any preexisting anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. Review of the aircraft logbooks revealed that the aircraft's last annual airworthiness inspection was on May 4, 1994. According to the pilot's written statement, the airplane was being flown to the Austin Municipal Airport to receive an annual airworthiness inspection. No additional narrative information was provided in the pilot's written statement. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3028G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3028G-2004-08-10), registration cancelled 2004-08-10, S/N 5723, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Forney F1A - Registry model: [Forney F-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1a) (registry code 0420204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 5723 - Engines: Continental C90-12F 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles Arvid Rollins - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 4, 1994 - Departed: CHU, CALEDONIA, MN - Destination: AUM - Airport: AUM, Austin Municipal Airport, runway 18, 4,796 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, expired; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft overcast - Temperature: 131 °F, dew point 115 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: AUM ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001030018229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001030018229A), Oct 30, 2000: Univar F1A, Austin, MN, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was landing to the south at Austin,MN (aum) and was aligned with runway 18. Aircraft crashed approximately 1/4 mile to the north of the runway.… ## Other investigations on N3028G (3) 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 MKC73FTK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTK12), Mar 25, 1973: Forney F-1A (N3028G), Mobridge, SD, substantial damage - [NTSB CHI72FEG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG36), May 5, 1972: Forney F1A (N3028G), Batavia, OH, substantial damage - [NTSB CHI72FEG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG27), Feb 8, 1972: Forney F-1A (N3028G), Phillipsburg, OH, minor damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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