Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21MF N9307

Summary

On 12 July 2012 at about 14:58 local time, a Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21MF registered N9307, operated by Ward William E, was involved in an accident near Minneapolis, 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.

Date

12 July 2012 at 14:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Cloud (FCM)

Coordinates

44.8231, -93.4550

Aircraft

Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21MF

Registration

N9307

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ward William E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dekalb → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA452

1 person had minor injuries.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.