# Accident 20120827019299A: Top Dog TD2, Bemidji, MN, August 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2012, 19:08 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Moberg Air Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4961° N, 94.9528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4961&lon=-94.9528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Top Dog TD2 (registry code 05902QY, https://openairdocs.org/model/top-dog-td2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOP DOG TD2
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 77 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA584) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120827019299A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN RIGHT BANK.

## 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 CEN12LA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA584), Aug 27, 2012: Top Dog TD2 (N71314), Bemidji, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and his inadequate flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain training on the operation of the accident…

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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