# Incident 19991124040029I: Beech H18, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 24, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1999, 16:50 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ISUA
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105AF-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (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 H18
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 17,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991124040029I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 11-24-1999, ENROUTE TO FT. LAUDERDALE HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL) WITH NO CARGO OR PASSERNGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2150Z, HE LANDED CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER, OBSERVED THAT HE HAD A SAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION INTHE COCKPIT, AND TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 9R, AT FLL.  UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 3000' DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION, INCLUDING FARINGS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, RADOME, LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND RIGHT AND LEFT PROPELLERS.  THE NOSE GEAR WAS WEDGED IN THE WHEEEL WELL AFTER THE INCIDENT.  THE OWNER INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WILL BE EXTENDED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ON 11-29-1999.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AT APPROCIMATELY 0000Z.

## Other reports on N105AF (3)

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

- [Incident 19961220042509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961220042509I), Dec 20, 1996: Beech H18 (N105AF), Dothan, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot (landon pratt) stated he was on approach to Dothan Airport and upon extending his landing gear did not get a green light. He contacted the…
- [Incident 19930714037009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930714037009I), Jul 14, 1993: Beech H18 (N105AF), Cape Girardeau, MO, Minor damage. Vibration in left engine. Precautionary landing. Found 6 inch piece of one propeller blade missing.
- [Incident 19871111078419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871111078419I), Nov 11, 1987: Beech H18 (N105AF), Texarkana, AR, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Unfamiliar with emergency landing gear procedure

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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