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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech H18 · Elgin Afb, FL · August 8, 1983

Date
August 8, 1983 · 09:48 local
Place
Elgin Afb, FL
Airport
Elgin Afb
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18AW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA198
Reported as
Beech H18
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,035 total3,020 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft ground looped during landing roll causing axle fork to break from overload.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLL CAUSING AXLE FORK TO BREAK FROM OVERLOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.