# Incident 19960213006269I: Beech E18S, Rochester, NY, February 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1996, 13:10 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VPDA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32M-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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 E18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213006269I

## Narrative

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

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 19861010063179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010063179I), Oct 10, 1986: Beech E18S (N32M), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Engine power loss at cruise. Engine shutdown and safe diversion made. Cylinder studs had failed.
- [Incident 19860117010219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117010219I), Jan 17, 1986: Beech E18S (N32M), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. Selected gear down but did not check position. Landed gear up. Possible pilot forgot to lower the gear.

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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