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NTSB Identification: CEN12LA452
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/06/2013
Aircraft: MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG 21MF, registration: N9307
Injuries: 1 Minor.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot established an appropriate speed during the approach and landed about 300 feet down the 5,000-foot-long runway. Within seconds of touching down, the pilot brought the throttle control to idle and deployed the drag chute. However, when the chute deployed, it did not fully inflate and then separated from the airplane. The pilot was not immediately aware the drag chute had failed and continued to try to deploy the chute. The pilot said that he used maximum braking to slow the airplane but was unable to stop the airplane on the runway. The pilot swerved to the left to avoid crossing a state highway, and the airplane struck a berm and a fence before it stopped. The pilot said that he had successfully tested the drag chute in preparation for this particular landing and had no previous problems deploying the chute before the accident. A review of performance data revealed that the pilot had sufficient runway length to land without use of the drag chute had he applied the wheel brakes immediately upon landing.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's delayed application of wheel brakes to slow the airplane down on landing and the airplane’s failed drag chute, which resulted in a runway overrun.
On June 12, 2012, at 0958 central daylight time, a Mikoyan Gurevich Mig 21MF, was substantially damaged when it over ran the runway while landing at Flying Cloud Airport (FCM), Minneapolis, Minnesota. The airline transport pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed from Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (ARB), Ann Arbor, Michigan, about 0630. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
The pilot stated the airplane was going to be part of an exhibition being held at Flying Cloud airport that weekend. On final approach to runway 10R, he established a speed of 165 knots and landed approximately 300 feet down the 5,000-foot-long runway. Upon landing, the pilot brought the throttle to idle and deployed the drag chute. Since there was a delay in slowing the airplane down before the chute opened, the pilot said he initiated maximum braking. When the airplane did not slow down, he thought that he did not hit the button that deployed the chute hard enough and tried several more times before he realized he "had no chute." When the pilot knew that the airplane would go off the runway, he maneuvered it to the left and onto the grassy area adjacent to the runway to avoid crossing a state highway. The airplane struck a berm and a chain link fence before it came to rest upright. The left main landing gear collapsed and the right wing and fuselage were substantially damaged. The nose cone of the airplane and the left wing were also damaged.
Several Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors were at the airport and witnessed the accident. According to one inspector, when the airplane was approximately halfway down the runway, the drag chute deployed. Before the chute fully opened, it departed the airplane and landed on the runway. The airplane continued down the runway at a high rate of speed before it veered left near the east end of the runway. The inspector said it looked like the airplane went up on its nose and then landed back down on its belly before it came to a rest near the edge of a highway.
The pilot said he tested the drag chute approximately three weeks before the accident in preparation for this particular flight and there were no malfunctions of the system. He also said that he had successfully deployed the drag chute about 6 or 7 times prior to this accident without incident.
A review of performance data for the airplane revealed the pilot had sufficient runway length to land without the drag chute.
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA452
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN
Aircraft: MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG 21MF, registration: N9307
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On July 12, 2012, at 0958, a Mikoyan Gurevich Mig 21MF, was substantially damaged when it ran off the runway while attempting to land on Runway 10R at Flying Cloud Airport (FCM), Minneapolis, Minnesota. The airline transport pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed from Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (ARB), Ann Arbor, Michigan, about 0630. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
The pilot was flying to Flying Cloud Airport so the Mig 21 could be part of an exhibition that was being held there that weekend. He said the en route portion of the flight was uneventful. Prior to landing, he made several low passes over the runway to burn off fuel. As the pilot turned onto final approach, he established an approach speed of 165 knots and landed approximately 300 feet down the 5,000-foot-long runway. Approximately 3-4 seconds after touching down, the pilot deployed the drag chute. As the chute deployed, it snapped off the back of the airplane. The pilot then used the anti-skid braking system to slow the airplane, but it did not decelerate as he expected. When he realized that he was going to go off the runway, the pilot maneuvered the airplane onto the grassy area adjacent to the runway to avoid crossing a state highway. The airplane struck a berm and a chain link fence before coming to a stop upright.
Several Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors were at the airport and witnessed the accident. According to one inspector, the airplane landed on runway 10R. When it was approximately halfway down the runway, the drag chute deployed. Before the chute fully opened, it departed the airplane and landed on the runway. The airplane continued down the runway at a high rate of speed before it veered left near the east end of the runway. The inspector said it looked like the airplane went up on its nose and then landed back down on its belly before it came to a rest near the edge of Highway 212.
The pilot said he tested the drag chute approximately three weeks before the accident in preparation for this particular flight and there were no malfunctions of the system. He also said that he had successfully deployed the drag chute about 6 or 7 times prior to this accident.
The pilot held an airline transport pilot rating for airplane single-engine land and sea, and multi-engine. He is also type-rated in an A-320, B-737, and DC-B26. The pilot's last FAA First Class medical was issued on March 26, 2012. At that time, he reported a total of 21,000 total flight hours.
A plane crashed at Flying Cloud Airport around 10 a.m. Thursday, July 12.
A plane arriving for a weekend air show at Eden Prairie's Flying Cloud Airport has reportedly crashed.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a MiG 21 warbird arrived at the airport about 10 a.m. Thursday, July 12. It slid off the end of a runway and crashed through a fence.
The pilot was treated at the scene for minor injuries, said Patrick Hogan, spokesman for the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
The plane also received minor damage, Hogan said.
The airport remained closed just before noon because the plane's parachute -- which is deployed when the craft lands -- was lying on the airfield, Hogan said. The plane and the parachute cannot be moved until the FAA inspects and approves the scene.
The cause of the crash will be determined by the FAA, Hogan said.
According to FAA records, the fixed-wing single engine craft is owned by a Michigan man. It was built in 1975 and is listed as an exhibition plane. A warbird is a vintage military aircraft.
The plane was reportedly on site for an aviation expo at the airport. The annual Air Expo, sponsored by Wings of the North, is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
The expo will not be affected by the crash, Hogan said.
Source: http://www.twincities.com
A pilot tried to land a MIG-21 at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Thursday, but the plane went off the runway. The pilot was not hurt in the accident.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The pilot of a vintage Russian fighter jet is OK after crash landing his plane at the airport in Eden Prairie.
City officials say the pilot was going too fast during a landing at the Flying Cloud Airport Thursday and deployed the plane's parachute.
Spokeswoman Katie Beal says the parachute collapsed and the MiG 21 jet ran off the end of the runway, crashed through a chain-link fence and came to rest on Flying Cloud Dr. Beal says the pilot wasn't seriously injured and was treated at the scene. Federal aviation officials will investigate.
Beal says the pilot was coming in for the 2012 Air Expo at Flying Cloud Airport this weekend.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (WCCO) — A pilot suffered minor injuries Thursday morning when his fighter jet overshot the runway at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, and ended up near Flying Cloud Drive.
Pat Hogan, spokesman for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, says the pilot was flying in for this weekend’s AirExpo event.
“The aircraft landed, but continued to roll past the runway, and ended up stopping on Flying Cloud Drive,” Hogan said.
He says the airport remains closed because the MiG lands with the assistance of a parachute, and that parachute is still on the airfield. Hogan says the FAA is on scene to investigate.
The pilot was treated for minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.
Source: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com
Russian MiG Fighter Jet Crashes through Fence at Flying Cloud Airport
A Russian Mig fighter jet crashed as it was landing at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie around 10 a.m. Thursday.
The aircraft, which uses a parachute upon landing to slow down, did not stop on the runway.
According to MSP spokesman Patrick Hogan the jet crashed through a fence, and ended up on Flying Cloud Drive.
The pilot suffered minor injuries in the crash, and was treated at the scene.
No one else was injured in this crash.
According to Eden Prairie authorities, Southbound Flying Cloud Drive is closed between Pioneer Trail and Charlson Road until further notice.
Hogan says the aircraft is in town for the Air Expo this weekend.
The FAA is at the scene investigating this incident.
A vintage Russian jet crashed Thursday morning outside Flying Cloud
Airport in Eden Prairie while arriving for this weekend's annual air
show.
The pilot, who hasn't been identified, was landing his MiG-21 around
10 a.m. at the airport for the Wings of the North AirExpo when the plane
ran off the runway, crashing on Flying Cloud Drive near the
intersection of Pioneer Trail.
Airport spokesman Pat Hogan said the jet's parachute, which helps
slow the aircraft, was deployed. But for some reason it didn't stop,
rolling off the runway and crashing with the nose of the plane coming to
rest in a roadside ditch.
The jet is a 1975 model registered to a Michigan man, Minnesota Public Radio reported.
Police spokeswoman Katie Beal said the pilot was the only one on
board the plane and suffered minor injuries, but wasn't taken to a
hospital.
There was no fire, Hogan said, adding that the plane was "still in one piece."
Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration, Eden Prairie
police and fire responded to the scene and will investigate the cause of
the crash.
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