# Incident 19940107004249I: Beech G18S, Minneapolis, MN, January 7, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1994, 04:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHRA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100VE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100VE-2013-07-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,970 total, 190 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107004249I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. ON JANUARY 17, 1994, AT ABOUT 4:20 AM STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 18, N100VE, OPERATED BY VIKING EXPRESS, INC., WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND PILOTED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT ANDREW W. FERGUSON, EXPERIENCED TOTAL COLLAPSE OF ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 29R AT MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD ALERTED ATC THAT HE COULD NOT GET A SATISFACTORY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, ACHIEVED GEAR DOWN WITH A MANUAL VISUALLY CONFIRMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION DURING A FLY-BY. AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT TRANSFERRED TO THE LANDING GEAR, IMMEDIATE COLLAPSE OCCURRED, DAMAGING ALL PROPELLER BLADES, LOWER COWLINGS, ONE PROPELLER SPINNER, FUSELAGE SKIN AND SEVERAL ANTENNAE. CARBURETOR FIRES ON BOTH ENGINES WERE EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY BY FIRE FIGHTING MEN AND EQUIPMENT. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES. CARGO, CONSISTING ENTIRELY OF NEWSPRINT, WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONED OFF THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 135, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL INTERNA TIONAL AIRPORT. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORTS TO FOLLOW. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N100VE (3)

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

- [Incident 19880131011339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880131011339I), Jan 31, 1988: Beech G18S (N100VE), Minneapolis, MN. Lost directional control on rollout. Slid into a snowbank. Runway icy.
- [Accident 19851228064189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228064189A), Dec 28, 1985: Beech G18S (N100VE), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. On rollout aircraft veered with a groundloop following. Corrective action not taken soon enough.
- [Incident 19850214012239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214012239I), Feb 14, 1985: Beech G18S (N100VE), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed during takeoff roll. Landing gear drag link failed below welded gusset.

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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