CHI86FER02

NTSB accident investigation · Monnett Moni · Winona, MN · March 29, 1986

Accident · Minor injuriesFinal report
Date
March 29, 1986, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
Place
Winona, MN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N295MMMonnett Moni
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860329008069A
Case key
13318

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of engine powerCruise - normal
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

The acft crash landed off the arpt due to a reported loss of power. The plt landed in a small field surrounded by hills. The acft sink rate during the landing was high and the acft was damaged. Inspection of the eng after the acc was not accomplished due to lack of coordination by the owner who was trying to get a factory warranty on the 51 hour engine.

Aircraft

Registration
N295MM
Reported as
Monnett Moni
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
295
Airframe hours
51
Engine
KFM MAXI, 25 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Mark John Mimbach
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection
Annual · February 6, 1986 · 6 hours before
Departed
ONA · Winona Airport, MN
Destination
STC · St Clound Arpt, MN

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
34
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Center
Flight hours
500 total · 51 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 8 knots
Visibility
6 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 75 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
LSE, 28 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.