# Incident 20010320004979I: Beech 58, Estherville, IA, March 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2001, 17:15 local time
- Place: Estherville, IA
- Airport: Estherville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 43.4075° N, 94.7464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESTHERVILLE MUNI (EST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4075&lon=-94.7464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18351, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18351) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320004979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE GEAR HORN WARNING WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE HORN WARNING WOULD SOUND AS SOON AS POWER WAS BROUGHT BACK DURING DESCENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED THE GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER TO SILENCE THE HORN AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N18351 (2)

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

- [Incident 19870301025749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870301025749I), Mar 1, 1987: Beech 58 (N18351), Spencer, IA, Minor damage. On takeoff roll the aircraft struck hard snow at runway intersection. Found nose gear retract tube bent.
- [Incident 19780926028559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028559I), Sep 26, 1978: Beech 58 (N18351), Orr, MN, Minor damage. Engine shutdown after vibration occurred. Inspection showed holes in case.

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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