# Incident 19970830035969I: Beech 65A90, Vandalia, IL, August 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vandalia, IL
- Airport: Vandalia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9915° N, 89.1662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANDALIA MUNI (VLA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9915&lon=-89.1662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18LP-1998-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,380 total, 750 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830035969I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING AT THE VANDALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VANDALIA, ILLINOIS THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHILE MAKING A NO FLAP LANDING, TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 18. THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED ACROSS A ROAD, THROUGH A DITCH, WHERE THE MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AS THE ENGINES SPOOLED-UP. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET FURTHER AND AFTER NOTING NO FURTHER GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS, CUT POWER AND FUEL AND BELLIED THE AIRCRAFT IN ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SKIDDING TO A STOP ON THE WEST EDGE OF RUNWAY 18 APPROXIMATELY 2300 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH A FIRST CLASS MEDICAL DATED 7/8/97, AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE VANDALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SKYDIVING . THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N18LP (1)

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

- [Incident 19970524014459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524014459I), May 24, 1997: Beech 65A90 (N18LP), Vandalia, IL, 1 fatal. Narrative: parachute jumper received fatal injuries on may 24, 1997, at 6 pm after experiencing difficulty with pilot chute bridle being wrapped around the…

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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