Amateur-built MP-2 accident near Caledonia, Minnesota, October 24, 1989
On October 24, 1989 at about 10:00 pm local time, a amateur-built MP-2, registered N6FP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Caledonia, Minnesota (Houston CO. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOTS LOSS OF CONTROL DURING RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 24, 1989 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Caledonia, Minnesota · Houston CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built MP-2
- Registration
- N6FP · no longer on the register · serial 1
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT SAID THE ACFT BOUNCED, THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. PARTIAL POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, AND SNAP ROLLED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE TERRAIN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 86 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-BDATC (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 3,400 ft by 77 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,800 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 9:45 pm from LSE, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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