# NTSB CHI85LA026: Beech G-18S, N3281T, Belleville, MI, October 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 24, 1984, 13:28 local (17:28 UTC)
- Place: Belleville, MI
- Coordinates: 42.200016, -83.480964 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2000&lon=-83.4810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12941/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA026

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Main gear collapsed, takeoff
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281T-1992-01-25), registration cancelled 1992-01-25, S/N BA611 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G-18S
- Registry model: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BA-611
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841024058269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841024058269A), Oct 24, 1984: Beech STC18BEECH, Belleville, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped during takeoff roll. No mechanical problems found.

## Other investigations on N3281T (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 ATL89FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA098), Mar 9, 1989: Beech BE-18 (N3281T), Covington, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH COATING OF FROST ON THE AIRFRAME WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF LIFT DURING CLIMBOUT.

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.

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