# Incident 19830505032059I: Beech G18S, Grand Rapids, MI, May 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1983, 07:00 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400NA-1985-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830505032059I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF RUNWAY DUE TO A LOCKED BRAKE DISC. CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. RIGHT TIRE BLOW.

## Other reports on N400NA (2)

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

- [Accident 19830811040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830811040629A), Aug 11, 1983: Beech G18S (N400NA), Evart, MI, Destroyed. Right engine backfiring, lifted off beyond end of runway. Hit trees wires poles on climb and forced landing on a rd
- [Incident 19790126003449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126003449I), Jan 26, 1979: Beech G18S (N400NA), Buffalo, NY. Engine shut down due to vibration and loss of oil. A cylinder had split and separated.

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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