Schneider Christen Eagle II accident near Clearwater, MN
On August 22, 2010, a Schneider Christen Eagle II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clearwater, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 22, 2010
- Place
- Clearwater, MN
- Aircraft
- Schneider Christen Eagle II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.410°N, 94.041°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100823X95536
Official records · CEN10LA491
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 22, 2010, at 1240 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Schneider Christen Eagle II, N222ET, received substantial damage on impact with terrain while performing aerobatic maneuvers near Clearwater, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed from Clearwater, Minnesota, at an unknown time. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot was reportedly performing aerobatic maneuvers near a relative's residence when the airplane impacted terrain in a nose-down attitude. A witness reported that the airplane was performing rolls over his property before it entered a spiraling dive straight down. About 500 feet above ground level, he saw the propeller begin to turn as if cranked by the starter. He thought that the airplane recovered from the dive in an inverted attitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate that was issued on October 17, 2003. A pilot logbook entry dated April 3, 2010, shows that the pilot received his last flight review in a Beech J35. This flight instructor also provided the pilot with his "Eagle Familiarization" from April 4, 2010, to May 15, 2010, with a total of 11.3 hours of all of which were conducted in N222ET. The last pilot logbook entry was dated June 13, 2010, at which time he accumulated a total flight time of 514.6 hours of which 18.4 hours were in the accident airp
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and his improper decision to perform aerobatic maneuvers without proper experience or training in aerobatic flight. Also causal was his conduct of aerobatic flight in an airplane loaded outside its weight and balance limits.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
