# Incident 19860117010219I: Beech E18S, Muskegon, MI, January 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1986, 05:10 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1677° N, 86.2354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGON COUNTY (MKG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1677&lon=-86.2354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32M-2018-03-13) (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: 20,000 total, 18,000 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117010219I

## Narrative

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

SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT CHECK POSITION. LANDED GEAR UP. POSSIBLE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR.

## Other reports on N32M (2)

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

- [Incident 19960213006269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213006269I), Feb 13, 1996: Beech E18S (N32M), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on 2/13/96 at 1310 local time a Beech E-18S, N32M owned by piedmont air cargo experienced a tailwheel retraction on landing. VFR conditions…
- [Incident 19861010063179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010063179I), Oct 10, 1986: Beech E18S (N32M), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Engine power loss at cruise. Engine shutdown and safe diversion made. Cylinder studs had failed.

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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