# NTSB MKC80DER31: Cessna 305A, N5250G, Bemidji, MN, March 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1980
- Place: Bemidji, MN · BEMIDJI, MN
- Location: 47.4870° N, 94.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemidji, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4870&lon=-94.8827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1096   80/3/7    BEMIDJI,MN          CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 305
        TIME - 1600                    N5250G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEMIDJI MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEMIDJI,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT FORGOT TO RETRACT SKIS BEFORE LANDING ON ASPHALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5250G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5250G-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N 23229, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bemidji Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800307008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307008549A), Mar 7, 1980: Cessna 305A, Bemidji, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot landed ski-equipped aircraft with gear up on dry asphalt runway.

## Other investigations on N5250G (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 NYC85FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA213), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna C-305A (N5250G), Brooklyn, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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