# Incident 19780914019099I: Beech E18S, Simi Valley, CA, September 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Simi Valley, CA
- Airport: Santa Susana
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2700° N, 118.7059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Santa Susana Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2700&lon=-118.7059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N561S-2012-09-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,500 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/19780914019099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N561S (2)

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

- [Accident 19840511024719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840511024719A), May 11, 1984: Beech E18S (N561S), Marion, IL, Destroyed. Engines quit on takeoff due to mismanagement of fuel system. Too low for restart. Went between two trees on landing
- [Accident 19770430011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430011569A), Apr 30, 1977: Beech TC45G (N561S), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Parachutist hit elevator when chute opened prematurely.

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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