Wakely DR-107 N207TW
15 August 1998 · Stanton, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1998 at about 20:21 local time, a Wakely DR-107 registered N207TW was involved in an accident near Stanton, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stanton, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.3996, -93.0195
- Aircraft
- Wakely DR-107
- Registration
- N207TW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA316
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudging recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were the partial failure of the propeller and a crop field.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was conducting touch and go landings in the amateur built airplane. He said that on the fourth or fifth landing he attempted a wheel landing, the airplane bounced and he aborted the landing attempt. During the climb the airplane experienced an increasing vibration. The pilot said he then initiated a forced landing to a crop field adjacent to the airport. During the rollout the airplane nosed over. Subsequent to the accident an examination revealed that the propeller sustained damage during the previous bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1998 | Cessna A185F | Isanti, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1998 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1998 | Cessna A188B | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150M | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1998 | Beechcraft BE-55 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1998 | Kreatz GENESIS | Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |