- Date
- October 24, 1984, 13:28 local (17:28 UTC)
- Place
- Belleville, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3281TBeech G-18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841024058269A
- Case key
- 12941
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After reaching 75 KTS on takeoff roll, the acft ground looped to the left, shearing the main landing gear in side overload. Plt stated left gear seemed to be dragging. Investigation revealed no evidence of pre-existing brake/wheel malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3281T
- Reported as
- Beech G-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-611
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Ajax Aircraft Leasing Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- YIP · Belleville, MI
- Destination
- Toronto
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- YIP · Willow Run, runway 32, 6,914 × 160 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,845 total · 168 in this make and model · 2,665 as pilot in command · 308 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YIP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3281T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.