# Incident 19810416033099I: Beech G18S, Chicago, IL, April 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1981, 01:55 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAKA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723T-1987-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,663 total, 846 in this make and model, 484 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81IA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416033099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CHECK GEAR POSITION ON SECOND ACTUATION DURING DIVERTED APPROACH. FOUND GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81IA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA049), Apr 16, 1981: Beech G18S (N723T), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N723T (1)

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

- [Accident 19860226006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860226006879A), Feb 26, 1986: Beech G18S (N723T), Janesville, WI, Destroyed. Shot ILS approach, impacted ground during missed approach. No malfunction found on airplane or ground facility.

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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