# Incident 19881112068269I: Beech D18S, Fort Wayne, IN, November 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1988, 04:10 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SBRA
- Location: 41.1434° N, 85.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH FLD (SMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-85.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4234A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112068269I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR FAILED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. DRAG LINKS BROKE AT BOTTOM ATTACH POINTS ON BOTH MAIN GEARS.

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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