# Incident 19970614019419I: Beech G18S, Midland, TX, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 10:16 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KVJA
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9312Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9312Y-2017-04-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614019419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FINAL APPROACH TO MIDLAND, THIS ATP PILOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND GOT A GREEN LIGHT, HOWEVER, HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL GRINDING SOUND. A FLY-BY THE TOWER REVEALED THE TAIL WHEEL WAS FLOPPING FORE AND AFT. AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AND TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAINS, THE TAIL WHEEL COLLAPSED FORWARD SUPPORTING THE FUSELAGE AND PREVENTING ANY MAJOR DAMAGE. THE TAIL WHEEL RETRACT MECHANISM BROKE. THE COMPANY WILL SUBMIT A M OR D WHEN DETERMINED WHY AND WHAT BROKE.

## Other reports on N9312Y (6)

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

- [Accident 19971006045479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006045479A), Oct 6, 1997: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Crosbyton, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) On October 6, 1997, at 1830 central daylight time, a Beech G18S airplane, N9312Y, owned and operated by may air express of new boston, Texas, was…
- [Incident 19960621025539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621025539I), Jun 21, 1996: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Fort Smith, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 30, 1996, at 2039 CDT, a Beechcraft, G-18-S, N9312Y, was in position on runway 25 at Fort Smith, Arkansas when the air transport certificated…
- [Accident 19941117038359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941117038359A), Nov 17, 1994: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft reported unsafe landing gear indication, landing gear collapsed after landing.
- [Incident 19941025043869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941025043869I), Oct 25, 1994: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Shreveport, LA. Aircraft swerved off runway on landing as pilot unlocked the tail wheel prematurely. Rolled onto adjacent taxiway.
- [Incident 19880811062899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811062899I), Aug 11, 1988: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Fuselage failure caused tail wheel to tilt.
- [Incident 19810325024789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325024789I), Mar 25, 1981: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Reading, PA, Minor damage. During rollout right main gear collapsed. Right drag brace failure.

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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