# Incident 19970815034999I: Beech G18S, Batavia, NY, August 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1997, 18:55 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesee County Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MW7A
- Location: 43.0318° N, 78.1697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENESEE COUNTY (GVQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0318&lon=-78.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138ZL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815034999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 8/15/97 AT 1855 EDT A BE-18, N138ZL, REGISTERED TO MID-AMERICA TRANSPORT INT'L LOST PERFORMANCE OF THE LEFT HAND ENGINE AND DID A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN AFTER HIGH CYL TEMP. AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE LEFT ENGINE COWL. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT BATAVIA, NY AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND PIECES OF METAL IN THE ENGINE AND SUMP SCREEN. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERENO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED INMICHIGAN WAS ENROUTE TO ROCHESTER, NY . THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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