# Incident 20050413008139I: Beech E18S, Virgin Gorda, VI, April 13, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2005, 10:20 local time
- Place: Virgin Gorda, VI
- Airport: Vij-British Virgin Islands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FIUA
- Aircraft: N749T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N749T-2018-03-16) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34,000 total, 14,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413008139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING AT VIRGIN GORDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 13, 2005 DURING A CROSS-WIND SITUATION (NORMAL). SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED WITH AIRCRAFT VEERING TO THE RIGHT. PILOT CORRECTED WITH APPLICATION OF LEFT BRAKE AND LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS, GEAR DOORS, FLAPS, COWLINGS AND ENGINES DUE TO SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE.

## Other reports on N749T (1)

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

- [Incident 20030926032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030926032059I), Sep 26, 2003: Beech E18S (N749T), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-23) Unable to extend landing gear for landing. The normal electro mechanical landing gear operation system failed as well as the alternate mechanical…

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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