ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322549
| Date: | Thursday 23 September 2004 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Owner/operator: | Eagle Air Cargo |
| Registration: | N7392B |
| MSN: | 208B0045 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11945 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 km S of Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field Airport, ND (GWR) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Fergus Falls Airport, MN (FFM/KFFM) |
| Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field Airport, ND (GWR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight departed Fergus Falls (FFM) at 23:07 for a cargo flight to Gwinner (GWR). Because the ceiling at Gwinner was below the minimum descent altitude (MDA) the pilot decided to divert to Fargo (FAR). However, he was not able to contact ATC and elected to continue to Gwinner. Weather at Gwinner was: wind from 250 degrees at 8 knots; overcast sky at 400 feet above ground level (agl); temperature and dew point were 10 degrees Celsius; and the altimeter setting was 29.70 inches of Mercury. At MDA the pilot observed the runway and continued the approach. About 2 km short of the airport, the aircraft impacted an open field.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to maintain altitude during the circling maneuver. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper decision to execute the approach when weather conditions were below minimums and the low light (dark night) conditions."
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