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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E18S · Rochester, NY · February 13, 1996

Date: February 13, 1996 · 13:10 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VPDA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32M
Reported as: Beech E18S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N32MRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Beech E18SS/N BA-150 Airframe modelBeech E18S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 2/13/96 at 1310 local time a Beech E-18S, N32M owned by piedmont air cargo experienced a tailwheel retraction on landing. VFR conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. Aircraft suffered minor damage. Flight originated in gastonia, NC on 2/13/96 at 9:00 EST. Tailwheel shear bolt on the extend/retract cable was found sheared as a result of slide binding on tube, and bent tube; suspect lack of lubrication as cause. Aircraft ferried with tailwheel extended and disconnected from gear drive mechanism. M & d was sent. Pmi notified and advised to address lack of lubrication (700-800 hrs between lub. Interval). This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 2/13/96 AT 1310 LOCAL TIME A BEECH E-18S, N32M OWNED BY PIEDMONT AIR CARGO EXPERIENCED A TAILWHEEL RETRACTION ON LANDING. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN GASTONIA, NC ON 2/13/96 AT 9:00 EST. TAILWHEEL SHEAR BOLT ON THE EXTEND/RETRACT CABLE WAS FOUND SHEARED AS A RESULT OF SLIDE BINDING ON TUBE, AND BENT TUBE; SUSPECT LACK OF LUBRICATION AS CAUSE. AIRCRAFT FERRIED WITH TAILWHEEL EXTENDED AND DISCONNECTED FROM GEAR DRIVE MECHANISM. M & D WAS SENT. PMI NOTIFIED AND ADVISED TO ADDRESS LACK OF LUBRICATION (700-800 HRS BETWEEN LUB. INTERVAL). THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N32M · 2

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

Incident 19861010063179INormal Cruise · Charleston, WVEngine power loss at cruise. Engine shutdown and safe diversion made. Cylinder studs had failed.Oct 10, 1986 · Minor damage Incident 19860117010219ILevel Off Touchdown · Muskegon, MISelected gear down but did not check position. Landed gear up. Possible pilot forgot to lower the gear.Jan 17, 1986 · Minor damage