# Incident 19781006031369I: Beech B18S, Ypsilanti, MI, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978, 13:05 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9231-1992-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 2,500 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/19781006031369I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE BOLT FAILED, ALLOWED LEFT MAIN TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N9231 (7)

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

- [Accident 19871008059099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871008059099A), Oct 8, 1987: Beech STCC45 (N9231), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Took off with tail brace attached. Stalled trying to return. Was overgross and CG was forward. Low time in type.
- [Incident 19840330024069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840330024069I), Mar 30, 1984: Beech TC45J (N9231), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Delayed gear extension due to loss of one engine. Landed with gear not fully extended. Heavy icing conditions.
- [Accident 19800711036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711036189A), Jul 11, 1980: Beech TC45J (N9231), Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on turn off runway after landing. Found top brace assembly had failed.
- [Incident 19800107012059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800107012059I), Jan 7, 1980: Beech TC45J (N9231), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Subsequent check indicated normal gear operation.
- [Accident 19790221005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221005829A), Feb 21, 1979: Beech TC45J (N9231), Plain City, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot could not get gear up, lost radio and flight instruments. Made precautionary ldg electrical system check ok.
- [Incident 19790216006069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216006069I), Feb 16, 1979: Beech TC45J (N9231), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Left main could not be extended. Attach bolts AN4 15 sheared. Bolt failure due to ice in slide tube.
- [Accident 19730804031419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804031419A), Aug 4, 1973: Beech SNB5 (N9231), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Upper bolt on r gr walking beam drag leg assy failed.

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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