# Incident 20010909038859I: Beech E18S, Pascagoula, MS, September 9, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pascagoula, MS
- Airport: Jackson County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3771° N, 88.4955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Jackson County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3771&lon=-88.4955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432U-2025-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909038859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING APPROACH AFTER DROPPING 14 JUMPERS ON HIS TENTH LOAD OF THE DAY, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, DID NOT REMEMBER SEEING THE GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT AND HEARD NO WARNING HORNS. HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN WHEN THE PROPELLERS STARTED MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. POST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED, AND LANDING GEAR HANDLE EXTENDED, THE GEAR EXTENDED, LOCKED AND RETRACTED SEVERAL TIMES PROPERLY. NO MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND. PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED, ENGINES AND ENGINE GEAR BOXES WILL BE INSPECTED AS PER MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENTS TO DETERMINE IF DAMAGE EXISTS.

## Other reports on N432U (1)

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

- [Accident 20040906025739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906025739A), Sep 6, 2004: Beech E18S (N432U), Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) With ten skydiving jumpers on board, on take-off roll, 180' crosswind from the left with the tail coming up, the right MLG tire flat, left wing came up.…

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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