# Incident 20060427006329I: Beech H18, Kotzebue, AK, April 27, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2006, 17:45 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O3KC
- Location: 66.8848° N, 162.5981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH WIEN MEML (OTZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8848&lon=-162.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135W-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (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 H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060427006329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED GEAR MALFUNCTION AT RED DOG MINE, DIVERTED TO OTZ, LANDED GEAR UP, FIRE FOLLOWED. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW AS DATA IS GATHERED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N135W (4)

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

- [Accident 19900907038369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907038369A), Sep 7, 1990: Beech H18S (N135W), Deering, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped on touchdown.
- [Incident 19850114039679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850114039679I), Jan 14, 1985: Beech H18 (N135W), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lifted off early without proper airspeed to climb. Aircraft contacted runway with minor gear and flap damage.
- [Accident 19810109005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109005789A), Jan 9, 1981: Beech H18 (N135W), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Lost control taxiing behind heavy jet on push back. Failed to taxi per tower instructions.
- [Accident 19790125022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790125022159A), Jan 25, 1979: Beech H18 (N135W), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Lost left engine after takeoff. Landed crossways on taxiway. Collapsed gear over gross wt. Engine valves defective

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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