# Incident 20041001023149I: Beech E18S, Sturgis, KY, October 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2004
- Place: Sturgis, KY
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5418° N, 87.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STURGIS MUNI (TWT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5418&lon=-87.9544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N279SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (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 E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 304 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041001023149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING. WEATHER WAS NOT AN ISSUE. AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF CENTER ON RUNWAY. TIRE SKID MARKS MEASURED 1,060 FEET PLUS 900 FEET OF SKIP MARKS. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY DUE TO HEAVING BRAKING. BOTH PROPELLERS AND NOSE CONE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N279SC (2)

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

- [Incident 19860519060399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519060399I), May 19, 1986: Beech E18S (N279SC), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on landing after manual gear extension. Gear handle was not properly replaced after extension.
- [Incident 19780211006999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211006999I), Feb 11, 1978: Beech E18S (N279SC), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get full extension of left main, landed gear 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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