# Incident 19851028059349I: Beech E18S, San Antonio, TX, October 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1985, 17:05 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SMBA
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711DN-2011-08-04) (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: 9,900 total, 150 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851028059349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO EXIT RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT MADE TWO 360 BEFORE CONTROL WAS REGAINED. BRAKE BLEED NUT LOOSE.

## Other reports on N711DN (2)

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

- [Accident 19920415010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920415010089A), Apr 15, 1992: Beech E18S (N711DN), Eloy, AZ, Substantial damage. Encountered dust devil on takeoff. Left wing lifted. Veered into wind and ground looped. Damaged wing and gear.
- [Incident 19841116065729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841116065729I), Nov 16, 1984: Beech E18S (N711DN), San Antonio, TX. Plane ground looped after touchdown. Pilot blamed tail wheel lock but no defects found. Possibly not locked.

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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