# NTSB FTW82DRG40: Beech E18S, N37M, Corpus Christi, TX, August 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 12, 1982, 17:44 local (22:44 UTC)
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRG40
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70346/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG40

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED AFTER IT HAD TRAVELED SOME 1500 TO 1700 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED FROM THE FORWARD SPAR TO THE NOSE. ALSO, BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT EITHER THE LEFT BRAKE OR THE NOSEWHEEL HAD TURNED THE PLANE OFF THE RUNWAY. AN INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LEFT BRAKE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE, NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF THE NOSE GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37M-1984-04-30), registration cancelled 1984-04-30, S/N BA-98 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BA98
- Airframe hours: 2800
- Engines: P & W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Operator: Richard Mitchell
- Registered owner: Richard Mitchell
- Departed: LFT, LAFAYETTE, LA
- Destination: CRP, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
- Airport: Corpus, runway 13, 7,500 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 6,000 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 187 °F

## 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 19820812037869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812037869A), Aug 12, 1982: Beech E18S, Corpus Christi, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft suddenly veered off runway on the landing roll. Collapsed nose gear. Possible brake or steering problem.

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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