# Incident 19810317025369I: Beech G18S, Charleston, WV, March 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1981, 12:10 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1800L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 50 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/19810317025369I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. WIND GUSTS TO 29 KNOTS.

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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