# Incident 19790919023829I: Beech E18S, Cleveland, OH, September 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1979, 00:53 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Hopkins
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51W-1998-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 1,100 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/19790919023829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N51W (2)

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

- [Accident 19850718035009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850718035009A), Jul 18, 1985: Beech E18S (N51W), Youngstown, OH, Substantial damage. Landed on remaining runway, gear up aircraft began to shake. Small fire in engine destroyed stick shaker wiring.
- [Incident 19780418013229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780418013229I), Apr 18, 1978: Beech E18S (N51W), Port Huron, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft veered to right during rollout and left runway.

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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