# Incident 19841020068579I: Beech D18S, Abilene, TX, October 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1984, 10:51 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80017, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80017-2013-05-13) (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: 3,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020068579I

## Narrative

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

PROP STRUCK RUNWAY BEFORE GO AROUND. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. BROKEN WIRE GEAR SWITCH TO DOWN LIMIT SWITCH.

## Other reports on N80017 (3)

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

- [Accident 19830317048222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317048222A), Mar 17, 1983: Beech D18S (N80017), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot had shut left engine down and right regulator failed leaving no communications. Aircraft hit while taxiing.
- [Incident 19820822063899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822063899I), Aug 22, 1982: Beech D18S (N80017), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Right engine surge on liftoff. Props hit runway on attempted abort. Went around. Cracked right engine crankshaft.
- [Incident 19780711043209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043209I), Jul 11, 1978: Beech D18S (N80017), Dickinson, ND. Takeoff aborted when one engine quit. Engines and fuel checked out ok.

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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