20010122001549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E18S · Duluth, MN · January 22, 2001

Date: January 22, 2001 · 19:45 local
Place: Duluth, MN
Airport: Duluth International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: N6VA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16U
Reported as: Beech E18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total1,100 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N16URegistration cancelled May 25, 2026 · Beech E18SS/N BA-394 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBeech E18S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 1-21-01 at 1945 CST at Duluth, MN. N16U, Beech E18S, operated by navair, inc. (N6VA) under 14 CFR part 135, on-demand cargo was departing from rwy. 27. The a/c is properly certified and the inspection status is current. The crew (2) is properly certified and current. Upon the tail lifting a noise was heard and the a/c settled to the runway. Upon contact with the concrete runway noticable damage resulted to the propellers and an antenna mast was broken. Probable damage to the engine resulted. No fire. No injuries, and the ELT did not sound. The crew stated, "the landing gear handle was observed in the intermediate position upon stopping on the runway. The a/c had no recent landing gear problems. We may have bumped the gear handle prior to take off".

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 1-21-01 AT 1945 CST AT DULUTH, MN. N16U, BEECH E18S, OPERATED BY NAVAIR, INC. (N6VA) UNDER 14 CFR PART 135, ON-DEMAND CARGO WAS DEPARTING FROM RWY. 27. THE A/C IS PROPERLY CERTIFIED AND THE INSPECTION STATUS IS CURRENT. THE CREW (2) IS PROPERLY CERTIFIED AND CURRENT. UPON THE TAIL LIFTING A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE A/C SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH THE CONCRETE RUNWAY NOTICABLE DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE PROPELLERS AND AN ANTENNA MAST WAS BROKEN. PROBABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE RESULTED. NO FIRE. NO INJURIES, AND THE ELT DID NOT SOUND. THE CREW STATED, "THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS OBSERVED IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION UPON STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY. THE A/C HAD NO RECENT LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS. WE MAY HAVE BUMPED THE GEAR HANDLE PRIOR TO TAKE OFF".