# Incident 19981123031469I: Beech G18S, Long Beach, CA, November 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HZZA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9375Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9375Y) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981123031469I

## Narrative

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

CATALINA FLYING BOATS CARGO ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON TAKE-OFF  (-5)ON NOVEMBER 23, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. PST, PIC THOMAS W GLASGOW WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 30 AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, LONG BEACH, CA, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF BEECHCRAFT G18S, N9375Y.  MR GLASGOW WAS TRANSPORTING CARGO FROM LGB TO AVX FOR CATALINA FLYING BOATS.  MR. GLASGOW WAS HOLDING AT INTERSECTION DELTA WHEN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF.  AFTER STARTING HIS ROLL ONTO THE RUNWAY, MR. GLASGOW WAS TOLD TO EXPEDITE FOR 3 MILE TRAFFIC ON FINAL.  MR. GLASGOW LOCKED HIS TAILWHEEL AND CONTINUED HIS ROLL.  MR. GLASGOW STATED THAT HE STARTED TO VEER SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE WHEN THE TAILWHEEL STARTED TO RAISE.  HE STATED THAT HE OVER-CORRECTED LEFT, CUT THE POWER, AND RAN OUT OF RIGHT RUDDER TO STAY ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN THE DIRT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FACING THE OPOSITE DIRECTION.  THE ARICRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH A COLLASED TAIL GEAR, DAMAGED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE.  THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS NOW CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9375Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19910815054729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815054729I), Aug 15, 1991: Beech G18S (N9375Y), Long Beach, CA. Right engine seized in flight. Left engine oil temperature high. Oil pressure line was blocked.
- [Incident 19850215009039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850215009039I), Feb 15, 1985: Beech G18S (N9375Y), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Ground personnel positioned large fire extinguisher near aircraft. Struck extinguisher, damage to both propellers.

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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