46.7833° N, 92.1066° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 21, 1981 · 10:00 local
Place
Duluth, MN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6022K
Reported as
Beech C24R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total12 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ballooned on level off in gusty wind on landing. Airplane came down on nose wheel. Nose gear collapsed on impact.
As the FAA filed it
BALLOONED ON LEVEL OFF IN GUSTY WIND ON LANDING. AIRPLANE CAME DOWN ON NOSE WHEEL. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON IMPACT.