# Accident 20150712010649A: Cessna 340, St Paul, MN, July 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2015, 07:20 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: South St Paul Municipal-Richard E F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8572° N, 93.0328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8572&lon=-93.0328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5139J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5139J-2018-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150712010649A

## Narrative

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

DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 16 AT KSGS, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AS HE ROTATED DUE TO PERCEIVED CONTROL ISSUES.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 930 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END.

## 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 CEN15CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA304), Jul 12, 2015: Cessna 340 (N5139J), South St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inability to takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. The aborted takeoff resulted in a runway overrun…

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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