# Incident 19780823047779I: Beech 18/, Austin, TX, August 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1978, 12:30 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Mu
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8217 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 300 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/19780823047779I

## Narrative

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

SNAPPING SOUND ON TAKEOFF WITH RETRACTION. TAIL WHEEL SHEER PIN BROKEN.

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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