# Incident 19950109002459I: Beech G18S, Williamsport, PA, January 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Airport: Williamsport-Lycoming County
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HBCA
- Location: 41.2400° N, 77.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-77.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512E-2017-05-23) (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 R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950109002459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT WAS MADE FROM SPRINGDALE, AR TO WILLIAMSPORT, PA. DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT WILLIAMSPORT, PA. THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE ON THE RUNWAY. DURING THE STARTER ENGAGEMENT THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE COWLING MOVING IN RHYTHM WITH THE STARTER ROTATION. THE START WAS DISCONTINUED AND THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE PARKING SPOT ON ONE ENGINE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: NO OBVIOUS EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING WAS REMOVED IT WAS DISCOVERED THE #1 CYLINDER HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE CRANKCASE AT THE BASE OF THE CYLINDER. TEST AND RESEARCH: AN INSPECTION OF THE LOOSE CYLINDER DID NOT REVEAL ANY MATERIAL FAILURE OTHER THAN WHAT WAS DONE AFTER THE CYLINDER BECAME LOOSE. THE CYLINDER AND THE CYLINDER MOUNTING STUDS WERE DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N512E (2)

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

- [Accident 19950402006429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402006429A), Apr 2, 1995: Beech G18S (N512E), Springdale, AR, Substantial damage. On landing roll flames from right engine. Stopped. Evacuated. Unable control. Fire dept put out fire. Cause unknown
- [Incident 19920722034549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722034549I), Jul 22, 1992: Beech G18S (N512E), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Pilot noted loud noise after cycling gear on takeoff. Unable to lower gear at Memphis. Landed gear up.

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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