19961220044969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech G18S · El Dorado, AR · December 20, 1996

Date
December 20, 1996 · 09:05 local
Place
El Dorado, AR
Airport
Goodwin Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KVJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9682R
Reported as
Beech G18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total2,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: pilot departed lit for eld enroute noted red gear light not on, press to test, worked. Used emergency extention at eld did not receive a green light. Made pass by field. Observer's said gear looked down. Upon landing gear folded a/c landed on belly, had small fire in engine compartment, extinguished by fire department, pilot was uninjured. privacy data omitted Further investigation on aircraft once it is moved to hangar. M or d to follow.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED LIT FOR ELD ENROUTE NOTED RED GEAR LIGHT NOT ON, PRESS TO TEST, WORKED. USED EMERGENCY EXTENTION AT ELD DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT. MADE PASS BY FIELD. OBSERVER'S SAID GEAR LOOKED DOWN. UPON LANDING GEAR FOLDED A/C LANDED ON BELLY, HAD SMALL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT, PILOT WAS UNINJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON AIRCRAFT ONCE IT IS MOVED TO HANGAR. M OR D TO FOLLOW.

Other reports on N9682R · 2

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