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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech E18S · Fresno, CA · November 12, 1987

Date
November 12, 1987 · 13:15 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UNIA
Aircraft
N398B
Reported as
Beech E18S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,800 total150 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unsafe gear down indication. Emergency system used to lower gear. Landing gear selector switch needed cleaning.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. EMERGENCY SYSTEM USED TO LOWER GEAR. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH NEEDED CLEANING.