# Incident 19811206089879I: Beech E18S, Midland, TX, December 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1981, 18:39 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABCA
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130L-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (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 E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 550 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811206089879I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. PILOT EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. POOR MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N130L (3)

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

- [Accident 19830317048221A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317048221A), Mar 17, 1983: Beech E18S9700 (N130L), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Pilot taxied airplane into unlighted aircraft parked on taxiway. Pilot was unaware that aircraft was there. N80017.
- [Incident 19820918058309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918058309I), Sep 18, 1982: Beech E18S (N130L), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear folded forward on landing. Right drag link had broken drag strut. PN404188446.
- [Incident 19800805086819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805086819I), Aug 5, 1980: Beech E18S (N130L), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertantly retracted gear in roll out.

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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