# Incident 19850809052099I: Beech E18S, Carleston, WV, August 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Carleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTNA
- Aircraft: N703M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703M-2013-07-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809052099I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM RIGHT WHEEL AREA DURING TAXI. WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS JUST REPLACED BY MECHANIC. AXLE SPACER NOT INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N703M (2)

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

- [Accident 19901005047269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005047269A), Oct 5, 1990: Beech E18S (N703M), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Ground looped as tailwheel touched on landing.
- [Incident 19780103000769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103000769I), Jan 3, 1978: Beech E18S (N703M), Parkersburg, WV, Minor damage. Tail wheel retracted on roll out. Slide tube had slush and sand on it.

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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