# Incident 19900108005239I: Beech H18, Nome, AK, January 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1990, 16:52 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 64.5126° N, 165.4444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOME (OME), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5126&lon=-165.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228A-2018-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (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 H18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 311 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108005239I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETRACT OR EXTEND GEAR. RETURNED. LANDED WITH GEAR IN TRAIL. SLIDE TUBE BOUND UP AND MOTOR SHEARED OFF.

## Other reports on N228A (3)

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

- [Incident 20050131001669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050131001669I), Jan 31, 2005: Beech H18 (N228A), Everett, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Landing at night on 16R the aircraft veered to the right, ground looped, and came to rest in the grass on the east side of the runway. No injuries. The…
- [Incident 19921015042259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921015042259I), Oct 15, 1992: Beech H18 (N228A), Selawick, AK, Minor damage. Right engine failed in flight. Forced landing on frozen lake. Found a broken crankshaft.
- [Accident 19910824036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824036519A), Aug 24, 1991: Beech H18 (N228A), White Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. Landing long,used excessive braking. Nosed over near end of runway.

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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