# Incident 19870218005219I: Beech G18S, Columbus, OH, February 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1987, 10:28 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DSOA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93CA-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 G18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870218005219I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON NEXT TAKEOFF. PREVIOUS HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N93CA (4)

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

- [Accident 20090713047679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090713047679A), Jul 13, 2009: Beech G18S (N93CA), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. On July 13, 2009, at approxiamtely 2248 UTC, N93CA a Beechcraft BE-18 operated by coastal air, LLC (5CLA), [privacy data omitted] pilot-in-command, landed at…
- [Incident 19931117046249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931117046249I), Nov 17, 1993: Beech D35 (N93CA), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Lost all aircraft power on approach. Hand cranked gear down landing gear. Collapsed on rollout.
- [Incident 19890629036739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629036739I), Jun 29, 1989: Beech G18S (N93CA), Rochester, NY. Smoke in cockpit. Right engine feathered. Landed without incident. NR4 cylinder had failed.
- [Incident 19820916061119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916061119I), Sep 16, 1982: Beech G18S (N93CA), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Lost control on crosswind landing. Ground looped. Pilot and check pilot over controlled aircraft.

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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