# Accident 20000421004699A: Cessna 170, South St Paul, MN, April 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: South St Paul, MN
- Airport: South St Paul Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8804° N, 93.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8804&lon=-93.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1233D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000421004699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING A/C SETTLED ON LEFT WING. DAMAGE TO OUTBOARD WING AFT SPAR AND AILERON SPAR.  FUSELAGE SKIN AT LT. MAIN GEAR STRUT ATTACH LT. MAIN WHEEL AXLE BROKEN.

## 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 CHI00LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA118), Apr 21, 2000: Cessna 170A (N1233D), St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the broken landing gear axle.

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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