# Accident 19830606026299A: Beech G18S, Jacksonville, FL, June 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1983, 22:50 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BOSA
- Location: 30.4940° N, 81.6878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE INTL (JAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4940&lon=-81.6878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830606026299A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TAIL WHEEL TRUSS AXLE FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA155), Jun 7, 1983: Beech G18S (N5BA), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5BA (4)

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

- [Incident 19930319008329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930319008329I), Mar 19, 1993: Beech G18S (N5BA), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft rolled left. Entered spin,lost 3000 feet. Regained control. Landed safely. Wing tip departed aircraft.
- [Incident 19821116065209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821116065209I), Nov 16, 1982: Beech G18S (N5BA), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Cargo door fell off the aircraft in flight during approach to airport. Door not properly locked prior to departure.
- [Incident 19811012089049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012089049I), Oct 12, 1981: Beech G18S (N5BA), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Electrical system failed. Pilot lowered gear manually but gear collapsed during rollout.
- [Incident 19780831038439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831038439I), Aug 31, 1978: Beech G18S (N5BA), Vandalia, OH, Minor damage. While taxiing at night, plane hit unlit construction barricade.

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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