# Accident 19930103000589A: Beech 1900D, Fort Myers, FL, January 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1993, 11:14 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 26.5098° N, 81.7009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5098&lon=-81.7009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18YV-2000-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930103000589A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR UP SCRAPED BELLY OF FUSELAGE ON RUNWAY. MADE GO AROUND AND PUT GEAR DOWN. FUSELAGE AND PROP DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA044), Jan 3, 1993: Beech 1900D (N18YV), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND COMPLACENCY OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FOR FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N18YV (2)

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

- [Incident 19990725018709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990725018709I), Jul 25, 1999: Beech 1900D (N18YV), Omaha, NE. (-5)On July 25, 1999, Beechcraft 1900D, N18YV, operating under air midwest flight 5712, experienced and unsafe landing gear indication while enroute from…
- [Incident 19980706037769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706037769I), Jul 6, 1998: Beech 1900D (N18YV), Lincoln, NE. (-5) After maintenance was accomplished on the right engine, the aircraft departed Lincoln, Nebraska (lnk). Shortly after takeoff, the right engine cowl came…

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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