# Accident 19890930065809A: Fokker F27MK500, Bemidji, MN, September 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1989, 10:40 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji-Beltrami County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 47.4801° N, 94.8699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4801&lon=-94.8699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F27MK500
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART527
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930065809A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING AND TAIL SKID STRIKE ON LANDING. REPORTED UNEXPECTED DOWNDRAFT ON LANDING FLARE. WINDS LIGHT,VARIABLE

## 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 MKC89FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA202), Sep 30, 1989: Fokker F27 (N280MA), Bemidji, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE AND COMPENSATE FOR THE DOWNDRAFT ENCOUNTERED WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH.

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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