- Date
- March 29, 1978
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N787QBeech H18
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780329006909A
- Case key
- 142395
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1088 78/3/29 BIRMINGHAM,AL BEECH H18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1630 N787Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 43, 8700 TOTAL HOURS, 26 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS REMARKS- SHOP RAG FOUND BINDING NOSE GEAR EXTENSION SYS-NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N787Q
- Reported as
- Beech H18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham Muni
N787QRegistration cancelled Nov 3, 2010 · Beech H-18Airframe modelBeech H-18Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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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 N787Q · 1
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