Cismowski TIERRA II accident near Montevideo, MN
On September 7, 2014, a Cismowski TIERRA II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Montevideo, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 7, 2014
- Place
- Montevideo, MN
- Aircraft
- Cismowski TIERRA II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.969°N, 95.710°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140908X92248
Official records · CEN14LA485
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 7, 2014, approximately 1545 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Cismowski Tierra II airplane, N622MC, impacted terrain near the Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE), Montevideo, Minnesota. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as personal flight. Day visual flight rules conditions prevailed for the flight, which did not operate on a flight plan. The local flight was originating from MVE at the time of the accident. According to a witness that watched the airplane take off from the runway at MVE, the airplane climbed to 200-300 feet above ground level and then it leveled off. The airplane then started to make a left turn and suddenly the right wing went "straight up." He reported that it was "almost like it was hit by a gust of wind." The airplane "did a 1/2 turn" and then descended straight down into the ground. He called 911 and then went to check on the individuals in the airplane. First responders subsequently found the wreckage in a soybean field about 1/2 mile south of MVE. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe 52-year-old pilot held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) private pilot certificate with a single-engine land airplane rating. His FAA third-class medical certificate was issued on June 26, 2007, with a limitation for corrective lenses. On his application for that flight physical, the pilot reported that he had accumulated 150 hours of total flight time and he reported that he had a
Probable cause
The pilot's impaired judgment due to the use of marijuana, which led to his improper decision to fly the airplane over its maximum gross weight and his subsequent loss of airplane control during takeoff with gusting wind conditions.
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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.
