- Date
- February 20, 1985, 08:27 local (14:27 UTC)
- Place
- Hibbing, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25654Beech 58
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850220003949A
- Case key
- 13007
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Analysis
The acft ran off the rt. Side of the rwy into a snowbank after a hard lndg. The plt stated that he was 50 ft adh & off centerline to the left at the middle marker during the instrument approach. The passg at this time said he could se the rwy off to the rt. The plt attempted to complete the lndg visually and landed hard about 5 degrees off rwy hdg. The acft continued off the rwy into a snowbank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25654
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH302
- Airframe hours
- 4,075
- Engine
- Continental IO 520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Kennard C. Kaplan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 15, 1985 · 285 hours before
- Departed
- RST · Rochester, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HIB · Chisholm, runway 31, 6,494 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,175 total · 110 in this make and model · 3,030 as pilot in command · 89 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIB
FAA reports on this event · 1
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