# Incident 19830711065269I: Beech E18S, Cedar Rapids, IA, July 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1983, 06:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DFSA
- Location: 41.8847° N, 91.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8847&lon=-91.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5600D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5600D-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83IA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711065269I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR LANDING. CRANKED GEAR DOWN. TAIL GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SLIDE TUBE LACKED GREASE.

## 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 MKC83IA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA152), Jul 11, 1983: Beech E18S (N5600D), Cedar Rapids, IA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N5600D (2)

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

- [Incident 19940429012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429012599I), Apr 29, 1994: Beech E18S (N5600D), Mason City, IA, Minor damage. Right tire blew while taxiing after landing. Aircraft began to vibrate. Right landing gear drag brace broken.
- [Incident 19890823045609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890823045609I), Aug 23, 1989: Beech E18S (N5600D), Cedar Rapids, IA. Pilot applied brakes on rollout and aircraft veered off runway. Maintenance removed and replaced brake pucks.

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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