# Incident 19800221027049I: Beech E18S, Jonesboro, AR, February 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1980, 15:05 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149AA-1989-03-21) (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: 11,000 total, 800 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/19800221027049I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR TAIL WHEEL DID NOT EXTEND. BOLT THAT ATTACHES TAIL WHEEL TO EXTENSION CABLE HAD SHEARED.

## Other reports on N149AA (3)

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

- [Accident 19861107054119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861107054119A), Nov 7, 1986: Beech E18S (N149AA), Texarkana, AR, Destroyed. Tried circle visually to land after missed approach. Near zero IMC. Entered accelerated stall. Rolled and crashed.
- [Incident 19810205013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810205013769I), Feb 5, 1981: Beech E18S (N149AA), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. After takeoff engine had severe oil leak. Returned and found hole in piston that caused crankcase pressure.
- [Accident 19740430011369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430011369A), Apr 30, 1974: Beech E18S (N149AA), Laredo, TX, Substantial damage

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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