# Incident 19811102089759I: Beech 76, Miami, FL, November 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18976-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102089759I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR RETRACT CYCLINDER FAILED.

## Other reports on N18976 (2)

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

- [Incident 20030915022829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030915022829I), Sep 15, 2003: Beech 76 (N18976), Ozark, AL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that on take-off roll and prior to rotation speed the nose gear collapsed. Pilot stated that the gear handle position was checked during…
- [Incident 19790713020689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713020689I), Jul 13, 1979: Beech 95B55 (N18976), Brookhaven, NY. Oil pressure dropped, temperature rose rapidly. Shutdown engine. Found carbon buildup on pressure relief valve.

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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