# Incident 19780831038499I: Beech 18/, Baltimore, MD, August 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1978, 11:15 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Washington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120ZZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120ZZ-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 18/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 400 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/19780831038499I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AND DURING RAPID TAXI, PILOT SWERVED AND DAMAGED LOWER RUDDER.

## Other reports on N120ZZ (1)

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

- [Accident 19771101034509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771101034509A), Nov 1, 1977: Beech G18S (N120ZZ), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Left seat slid back.PIC was unable to reach brake pedals. Wind gusts to 20K.

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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