# Incident 19880811062899I: Beech G18S, Huntington, WV, August 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1988, 07:35 local time
- Place: Huntington, WV
- Airport: Tri State - Walker-Long Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MCCA
- Location: 38.4093° N, 82.4335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-82.4335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9312Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9312Y-2017-04-04) (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: 12,100 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811062899I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. FUSELAGE FAILURE CAUSED TAIL WHEEL TO TILT.

## Other reports on N9312Y (6)

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

- [Accident 19971006045479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006045479A), Oct 6, 1997: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Crosbyton, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) On October 6, 1997, at 1830 central daylight time, a Beech G18S airplane, N9312Y, owned and operated by may air express of new boston, Texas, was…
- [Incident 19970614019419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614019419I), Jun 14, 1997: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on final approach to Midland, this ATP pilot put the gear down and got a green light, however, he heard an unusual grinding sound. A fly-by the…
- [Incident 19960621025539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621025539I), Jun 21, 1996: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Fort Smith, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 30, 1996, at 2039 CDT, a Beechcraft, G-18-S, N9312Y, was in position on runway 25 at Fort Smith, Arkansas when the air transport certificated…
- [Accident 19941117038359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941117038359A), Nov 17, 1994: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft reported unsafe landing gear indication, landing gear collapsed after landing.
- [Incident 19941025043869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941025043869I), Oct 25, 1994: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Shreveport, LA. Aircraft swerved off runway on landing as pilot unlocked the tail wheel prematurely. Rolled onto adjacent taxiway.
- [Incident 19810325024789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325024789I), Mar 25, 1981: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Reading, PA, Minor damage. During rollout right main gear collapsed. Right drag brace failure.

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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