# NTSB FTW82DA369: Beech A36, N4518S, Shawnee, OK, September 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 3, 1982, 19:45 local (Sep 4, 1982, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Shawnee, OK
- Coordinates: 35.330585, -96.910102 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3306&lon=-96.9101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA369
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72605/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA369

## Sequence of events

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

- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4518S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4518S-1994-05-17), registration cancelled 1994-05-17, S/N E717 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E-717
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-B 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ben B. Cabell
- Registered owner: Ben B. Cabell
- Departed: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Destination: SHAWNEE, OK
- Airport: SNL, Shawnee Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, invalid medical for flight

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk

## 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 19820903070249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903070249A), Sep 3, 1982: Beech A36, Shawnee, OK, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed during landing roll. No explanation from pilot.

## Other investigations on N4518S (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 CHI93LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA291), Jul 28, 1993: Beech A-36 (N4518S), Houghton, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command not following instrument procedures by not using the correct altimeter setting as issued by Air Traffic Control.

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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