# Incident 19820822063899I: Beech D18S, Amarillo, TX, August 22, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1982, 23:30 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80017, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80017-2013-05-13) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822063899I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SURGE ON LIFTOFF. PROPS HIT RUNWAY ON ATTEMPTED ABORT. WENT AROUND. CRACKED RIGHT ENGINE CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N80017 (3)

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

- [Incident 19841020068579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020068579I), Oct 20, 1984: Beech D18S (N80017), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Prop struck runway before go around. Manual gear extension. Broken wire gear switch to down limit switch.
- [Accident 19830317048222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317048222A), Mar 17, 1983: Beech D18S (N80017), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot had shut left engine down and right regulator failed leaving no communications. Aircraft hit while taxiing.
- [Incident 19780711043209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043209I), Jul 11, 1978: Beech D18S (N80017), Dickinson, ND. Takeoff aborted when one engine quit. Engines and fuel checked out ok.

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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