44.8880° N, 93.0405° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 19, 2004 · 14:45 local
Place
South St Paul, MN
Airport
South St Paul Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGNQK
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental IO550D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
507 total2 in this make and model12 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.
(-23) Aircraft lost power during takeoff at approximately 500 feet AGL. Pilot was able to make a 180 degree turn and made a hard landing in the grass abeam the runway. The pilot and passenger were not injured, however the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The fuel selector had been turned off during maintenance of the aircraft fuel system and had not been returned to the on position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND MADE A HARD LANDING IN THE GRASS ABEAM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FUEL SELECTOR HAD BEEN TURNED OFF DURING MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM AND HAD NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE ON POSITION.