# Accident 19800307008549A: Cessna 305A, Bemidji, MN, March 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5107° N, 94.9347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEMIDJI RGNL (BJI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5107&lon=-94.9347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5250G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5250G-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 12 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DER31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307008549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT WITH GEAR UP ON DRY ASPHALT RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC80DER31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER31), Mar 7, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5250G), Bemidji, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5250G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850817039089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039089A), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna 305A (N5250G), Brooklyn, NY, Destroyed. Engine power loss. Impacted water. Aileron cables worn, overstressed. Magneto p leads with no continuity.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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