44.9444° N, 93.0933° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
St Paul, MN
Airport
Downtown
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5872J
Reported as
Beech 35C33
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,150 total200 in this make and model50 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.
Plane was on final approach with gear down when other aircraft cut him out. Gear up, go around and landed gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PLANE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH WITH GEAR DOWN WHEN OTHER AIRCRAFT CUT HIM OUT. GEAR UP, GO AROUND AND LANDED GEAR UP.