# Incident 19851219068189I: Beech E18S, Springdale, AR, December 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1867° N, 94.1288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springdale, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1867&lon=-94.1288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2069C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2069C) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219068189I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. GEAR MOTOR OVERRAN THE GEAR UP TRAVEL LIMIT AND CLUTCH WOULD NOT RELEASE.

## Other reports on N2069C (4)

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

- [Accident 19971229039499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971229039499A), Dec 29, 1997: Beech E18S (N2069C), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Springdale air service cargo was holding short on the ramp when it was struck by another acft. Dallas, TX. (-23) no narrative. (.4) two Beech E18S airplanes…
- [Accident 19940127002161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127002161A), Jan 27, 1994: Beech E18S (N2069C), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Landed on runway and taxiing to ramp, when hit aircraft on left side that was taxiing to ramp on tower control.
- [Incident 19810821064699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821064699I), Aug 21, 1981: Beech E18S (N2069C), Holdenville, OK, Minor damage. Pilot was advised prior departure landing gear indicatior lights inoperative. Gear collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19800506050939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506050939I), May 6, 1980: Beech E18S (N2069C), Jackson, MS, Minor damage. Landing gear jammed halfway down. Link in gear retract chain wedged in sprocket.

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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