Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Mooney M20K 231, N231DC: Accident occurred March 31, 2015 near Hawley Municipal Airport (04Y), Minnesota

Officials at the Hawley Municipal Airport say they will reopen fuel pumps on Wednesday and start selling fuel again. They voluntarily closed the pumps after a single engine plane stalled mid-air after filling up on Tuesday. The pilot made an emergency landing on Highway 10, crashing into a car.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash. FAA spokesperson tells Valley News Live that testing the gas is part of the investigation and they can't reveal how long the test will take. They said a report should be released in a few weeks. Preliminary reports take about ten days and a formal report can last up to a year.

Hawley Airport Manager Lisa Jetvig says they received a call from the FAA saying they took three samples of fuel from the plane and all came back with no contamination.

"They (FAA) saw no reason to test the fuel at the station, since they found no contamination in the samples," said Jetvig.

Airport officials say they made 23 fuel sales in March and were a little busier. Jetvig attributes the sales to the weather.





Incident  Description: A single engine private plane took off from the Hawley airport heading west with Minot, ND being a destination. At about 1000 feet, the engine quit and the pilot had to turn and find an emergency landing spot. Passenger in the plane along with the pilot located a clear spot on Highway 10 eastbound at MP 19. The plane made a successful emergency landing on Highway 10 eastbound. The Ford Fusion was eastbound on Highway 10 in front of the plane. After the plane landed, it caught up to the Fusion. The driver noticed a plane behind her in her mirror as it was catching up to the car. The plane prop struck the rear of the driver’s side before she could drive into the ditch. No injuries were reported, and the plane was pushed off the roadway into a residential driveway. The NTSB and FAA are investigating. The FAA inspector from Fargo is already on-scene. The State Patrol was assisted by Clay County Sheriff's Department, Hawley Police Department, and the FAA. 


http://registry.faa.gov/N231DC

A plane ended up landing on the highway after stalling mid-air near the Hawley Municipal Airport on Tuesday. After landing on the highway, the plane clipped a vehicle on Highway 10.

The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened about one mile west of the Hawley Airport. The plane took off from the airport heading west toward Minot, North Dakota.

The pilot tells Valley News Live his engine failed when the plane hit about 1,000 feet and he was trying to find a safe spot to land. He and his passenger spotted an open space on Highway 10, where they landed.

After the plane landed, it caught up to a vehicle driving on Highway 10. The driver of the vehicle says she saw the plane catching up to her in her mirror. The plane's prop hit the car before she could drive into the ditch.

The State Patrol crash report says the plane is a 1979 Mooney Aircraft Corp M20K. The vehicle belongs to Clay County.

Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist says no one was injured in the crash. Officials say, considering the circumstances, this is one of the best outcomes they could have hoped for.

The NTSB and FAA are investigating what caused the plane to stall. That includes testing fuel and fuel lines on the plane.

Story and video:  http://www.valleynewslive.com



It's not every day that the Minnesota State Patrol responds to a report of a small plane colliding with a car on a highway.

But that was what happened on U.S. Highway 10 east of Moorhead Tuesday morning, after a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing.  The plane had to land shortly after taking off from the Hawley Municipal Airport.

A woman said she noticed the plane in her rear view mirror, but was unable to move out of the way before the propellor sideswiped the car.  The incident left about ten slices in the side of the car, which is owned by the Clay County Health Department.

No one was injured.

Pilot David Gowan of Minot, North Dakota, tells KFGO Radio the incident happened after he took off from the airport in Hawley, where he picked up a passenger and refueled his 1979 single-engine Mooney.

The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.

Source:  http://www.wdio.com


A plane trying to land at the Hawley, Minnesota Municipal Airport hit a vehicle on Highway 10. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened about one mile west of the Hawley Airport in the eastbound lanes of Highway 10.

The State Patrol crash report says the plane is a 1979 Mooney Aircraft Corp M20K. Pictures from the scene show the vehicle belongs to Clay County.

Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist says no injuries have been reported. The pilot, who is from Minot says his engine failed in the air and he was trying to find a safe spot to land. He attempted to land on Highway 10 and says he did his best to avoid vehicles.

Officials say, considering the circumstances, this is one of the best outcomes they could have hoped for.




HAWLEY, Minn. - Authorities are on the scene of a downed plane that grazed a car headed east on Highway 10 west of here before landing on the highway.

Pilot Dave Gowan said he had just fueled up at the Hawley airport and was beginning his ascent to head home to Minot when his engine suddenly quit.

Lacking other options, Gowan said, he aimed for the highway - but grazed a car that was headed east below, hitting it with the small aircraft's propellor.

Both Gowan and the car's driver, a female Clay County employee, were unhurt in the crash.

The plane, a Mooney, has been towed to a nearby farmyard while Gowan awaits repairs.

Source:  http://www.wday.com



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