Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected landing, which resulted in a collision with an airport sign off the right side of the runway during the transition to the initial climb.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, after touching down, he realized that the airplane had landed long, so he chose to reject the landing. He then heard a "thump" during the initial climb, so he returned to the airport and landed the airplane. A postaccident examination revealed that the right side of the lower fuselage and cockpit floor had been damaged beneath the copilot/right-front passenger seat. Damage was also observed to an airport sign off the runway's right side. The pilot reported no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that no flight control issues occurred during the go-around after the impact with the airport sign.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN13LA579 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 16, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- St Paul, Minnesota
- Nearest airport
- St. Paul Downtown (STP)
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- Light
- Night
Beech 58P
- N-number
- N5958P
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.