# Incident 19790530028499I: Beech D18S, Columbus, GA, May 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1979, 12:41 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9920Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9920Z-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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 D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 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/19790530028499I

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL FELL OFF DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N9920Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19800806081129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806081129I), Aug 6, 1980: Beech D18S (N9920Z), Jacksonville, FL. Attempted restart of engine after landing resulted in fire which tower reported. Carburetor malfunctioned.

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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