# Incident 19870303013389I: Beech D18S, Salt Lake City, UT, March 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1987, 07:43 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAJA
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44602, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44602-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (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 D18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 310 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870303013389I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE TAILWHEEL INDICATION AFTER A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD ON EXTENSION. TAILWHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO BROKEN DRIVE CHAIN

## Other reports on N44602 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910404016999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404016999I), Apr 4, 1991: Beech D18S (N44602), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. Right brake failed on rollout. Veered off side of runway. Brake pucks worn and o rings and brake fluid gone.
- [Incident 19901130060459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901130060459I), Nov 30, 1990: Beech D18S (N44602), Pocatello, ID, Minor damage. Pilot reported gusty winds during landing rollout. Lost directional coantrol.
- [Incident 19891208062919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208062919I), Dec 8, 1989: Beech D18S (N44602), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. No gear down light at destination. Returned to Salt Lake City. Gear collapsed on rollout.

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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