- Date
- December 1, 1991, 15:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeville, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19911201053821A19911201053822A
- Case key
- 15352
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The failure of both pilots to maintain visual separation from each other. Contributing factors to this accident were an inadequate visual lookout by both pilots and the pilot-in-command's failure to follow procedures and directives.
The fact that both pilots did not maintain visual separation from each other. Contributing factors to this accident were an inadequate visual lookout for both pilots and the pilot in command of the other airplane was not following procedures and directives.
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.
Analysis
The pilot of a high wing, single engine airplane was flying a published ILS approach as guidance to a runway he intended to land on. The pilot stated that he announced his position three times during the approach. The pilot stated that he heard the pilot of another airplane announce his position on base leg for the same runway he was intending to land on. He stated that he could not see the other airplane and did not ask the pilot of that airplane to re-state his position. He continued inbound and, during the flare for landing, a low wing airplane landed on top of his airplane. An on-scene investigation revealed that both airplanes were white in overall color with dark trim. The terrain both airplanes were operating over was snow covered.
The pilot of a low wing, single engine, airplane was taking a flight test for a commercial pilot certificate. The pilot stated he announced his position on each leg of the traffic pattern; this was confirmed by the pilot examiner. During the flare for landing the airplane landed on top of a high wing, single engine, airplane. Both occupants of the low wing airplane stated that they did not see or hear radio calls from the high wing airplane. The on scene investigation found that both airplanes were white in overall color with dark trim. The terrain they were operating over was sow covered. The high wing airplane to the runway the low wing airplane was intending to land on.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2072T
- Reported as
- Piper PA28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7135016
- Engine
- Lycoming I0-360-C1C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Richard N. Jurgine
- Registered owner
- Richard N. Jurgine
- Airport
- Y12 · Air Lakes, runway 29, 4,098 × 75 ft, asphalt
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.
- Registration
- N52762
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1266
- Airframe hours
- 2,052
- Engine
- Lycoming I0-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Air Lakes Aero Inc.
- Registered owner
- Air Lakes Aero Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1991 · 264 hours before
- Departed
- C32 · Mineral Piont, WI
- Airport
- Y12 · Air Lakes, runway 29, 4,098 × 75 ft, asphalt
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2072T
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 410 total · 16 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N52762
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,300 total · 61 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- MSP, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.