# Accident 19900112000509A: Beech E18S, Wauchula, FL, January 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1990, 21:25 local time
- Place: Wauchula, FL
- Airport: Wauchula Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5404° N, 81.8003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5404&lon=-81.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50BP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 109 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900112000509A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN TIRE RUPTURED ON LANDING ROLL. USED BRAKES TO STEER. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA053), Jan 13, 1990: Beech E185 (N50BP), Wauchula, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE LEFT MAIN TIRE DURING FLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE DURING THE LANDING AND A NOSE OVER AS THE PILOT WAS CORRECTING WITH OPPOSITE BRAKE AND RUDDER.

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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