The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Chicago, Illinois
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Location: South Bend, Indiana
Accident Number: CEN22LA074
Date and Time: December 13, 2021, 16:40 Local
Registration: UNREGISTERED
Aircraft: Mini-MAX 1600R Sport
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Mini-MAX
Registration: UNREGISTERED
Model/Series: 1600R Sport NO SERIES
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Dusk
Observation Facility, Elevation: KSBN,773 ft msl
Observation Time: 16:54 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 3 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 8°C /-1°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots / , 230°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.24 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: South Bend, IN (3IN7)
Destination: South Bend, IN
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 41.66458,-86.355159
61-year-old Joseph Krol of Mill Creek failed the field sobriety test after the aircraft crash and was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated - Endangerment and Operating While Intoxicated.
(St. Joseph County Jail)
UPDATE: Indiana State Police say the pilot of an ultralight plane landed in jail after crash landing in St. Joseph County and was found to be operating while intoxicated late Monday afternoon.
61-year-old Joseph Krol of Mill Creek failed the field sobriety test after the crash and was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated - Endangerment and Operating While Intoxicated. He was medically cleared before being taken to the St. Joseph County Jail.
Krol was eventually released on recognizance.
ORIGINAL STORY:
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - Emergency crews responded to an ultralight plane crash landing on Monday in St. Joseph County.
Crews were called to the area of Grant and Wild Heather Roads in Warren Township around 4:45 p.m.
Police say there are no injuries. The pilot was the only person in the plane and was not harmed. No homes or nearby structures were damaged.
Police say the pilot showed possible signs of intoxication. The crash is under investigation.
At about 4:40 p.m., Monday, Trooper Scott Hipsher and officers with the St. Joseph County Police Department responded to reports of a single-engine plane that had crashed in the area of Grant Road and Wild Heather Drive southwest of South Bend.
When officers arrived, they found that an ultralight that resembled a small single-engine airplane had crashed at the entrance of Heather Ridge subdivision. The operator of the ultralight, Joseph Krol, 61 of Mill Creek, was not injured in the crash but was showing signs of alcohol impairment.
Krol then failed a field sobriety test at the scene of the crash.
After being medically cleared and submitting to a certified chemical test at a local hospital, Krol was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated- Endangerment and Operating While Intoxicated. Krol was then transported to the St. Joseph County Jail.
