# Incident 19960917037159I: Beech D18S, Miami, FL, September 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C5GA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122V-2000-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 350 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960917037159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 17, 1996, AT 1130 EST AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BEECHCRAFT BE-18, N122V, PILOTED BY ROBERT A. MORSE EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP ON TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 27R. WINDS WERE 150 DEGREE AT 9 KNOTS, CREATING A CROSSWIND AND DOWNWIND SITUATION. PIC STATED THAT AS THE TAIL WHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT STARTED AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT TURN CULMINATING IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOP. N122V WAS ON A CARGO FLIGHT PURSUANT TO FAR 135. PIC WAS CURRENT QUALIFIED. 609/709 ACTION WAS INDICATED AND HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N122V (2)

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

- [Accident 20000202041619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000202041619A), Feb 2, 2000: Beech D18S (N122V), Bimini, Bahamas, Substantial damage. (-23) Sudden and complete loss of power in left engine while over the atlantic 48 miles east of Bimini, Bahamas. Propeller feathered, unable to maintain…
- [Incident 19921015045399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921015045399I), Oct 15, 1992: Beech D18S (N122V), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Prop blast from departing aircraft moved this parked aircraft forward. Aircraft struck another parked aircraft.

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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