# Accident 20090724016779A: Beech H18, Dayton, OH, July 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2009, 19:12 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Dayton-Wright Brothers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5889° N, 84.2247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5889&lon=-84.2247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87711, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87711) (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*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,022 total, 279 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA474) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090724016779A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ONTO RUNWAY 2, AT DAYTON WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (MGY), THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING LEFT AND THEN STARTED A LEFT HAND SKID.  IT THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.   ONCE OFF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT HAND GEAR WAS BROKEN FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND THE RIGHT HAND PROPELLER AND WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL GROUND CONTACT DAMAGE.  THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VFR AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 250 AT 3 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA474), Jul 24, 2009: Beech H-18 (N87711), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lock the tailwheel during landing resulting in the loss of directional control.

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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