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MKC90LA071

1990-03-20 · MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MIC

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS A FACTOR.

Factual narrative

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LDGS, IN HIS NEWLY ACQUIRED HIGH PERFORMANCE TAIL WHEEL ACFT, THE PVT PILOT LOST CONTROL, HIT THE RIGHT WING ON THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED INVERTED. THE PLT HAD A TOTAL TIME OF ABOUT 12 HOURS IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MKC90LA071.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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