# Incident 19840815050939I: Beech D18S, New Orleans, LA, August 15, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1984, 21:50 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171DC-2012-07-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 60 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840815050939I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETRACT BOTH MAIN GEAR. RETURNED.FOUND WELD SEPARATION OF RIGHT LANDING GEAR CHAIN SPROCKET HOUSING.

## Other reports on N171DC (1)

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

- [Incident 19820606040569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606040569I), Jun 6, 1982: Beech 18D (N171DC), Macon, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot could not maintain directional control over aircraft during takeoff run. Ground looped off runway.

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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