# Incident 19780211006999I: Beech E18S, Rockford, IL, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978, 18:10 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N279SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211006999I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO GET FULL EXTENSION OF LEFT MAIN, LANDED GEAR UP,

## Other reports on N279SC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041001023149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041001023149I), Oct 1, 2004: Beech E18S (N279SC), Sturgis, KY, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft made a normal landing. Weather was not an issue. Aircraft was left of center on runway. Tire skid marks measured 1,060 feet plus 900 feet of…
- [Incident 19860519060399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519060399I), May 19, 1986: Beech E18S (N279SC), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on landing after manual gear extension. Gear handle was not properly replaced after extension.

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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