# Incident 19890913034489I: Beech G18S, Jackson, MS, September 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1989, 20:45 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Jackson International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EWPA
- Location: 32.3112° N, 90.0759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3112&lon=-90.0759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9604R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9604R) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890913034489I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. USED MANUAL EXTENSION. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING, PILOT MISUSED MANUAL GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89IA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA247), Sep 13, 1989: Beech G18S (N9604R), Jackson, MS, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CORRECTLY PERFORM THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N9604R (1)

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

- [Accident 19771203039099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771203039099A), Dec 3, 1977: Beech G18S (N9604R), Provo, UT, Substantial damage

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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