# Incident 19810522045049I: Beech D18S, Longview, TX, May 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1981, 12:55 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: Gregg County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABCA
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N745PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N745PD-2002-12-17) (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: 3,100 total, 110 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522045049I

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOP DURING TAXI FROM LANDING DUE TO OUTBOARD BRAKE FADING.

## Other reports on N745PD (5)

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

- [Incident 19850517033679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517033679I), May 17, 1985: Beech D18S (N745PD), Midland, TX. Aircraft ground looped on rollout. Exited runway into grass and returned to runway with no damage.
- [Incident 19850309018699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309018699I), Mar 9, 1985: Beech D18S (N745PD), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. On rollout aircraft swerved and would not turn properly. Tail gear not extended due to broken chain in activator.
- [Incident 19830422023989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830422023989I), Apr 22, 1983: Beech D18S (N745PD), Mcadoo, TX. Shut engine down when oil pressure went to zero. Found hold down studs on nr 4 cylinder had failed.
- [Incident 19830421020949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830421020949I), Apr 21, 1983: Beech D18S (N745PD), Hale Center, TX. Landed in a cotton field when both engines failed due to fuel exhuastion.
- [Incident 19800513043439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800513043439I), May 13, 1980: Beech D18S (N745PD), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with one main gear swinging free due to sheared bolt on drag strut.

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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