# NTSB MIA83FA063: Beech E18-S, N342T, Naples, FL, January 21, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 21, 1983, 16:51 local (21:51 UTC)
- Place: Naples, FL
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83FA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30761/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA063

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear strut - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE OR OTHER TYPE OF SLOW GROWTH CRACKING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N342T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342T-2004-09-27), registration cancelled 2004-09-27, S/N BA-366, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18-S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BA366
- Airframe hours: 10400
- Engines: P&W PT-6A-20 turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: James Van Hise
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 9, 1982, 4 hours before
- Departed: HOU, HOUSTON, TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: APF, Naples Municipal, runway 22, 5,000 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 22,300 total, 20 in this make and model, 18,000 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °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 19830121002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830121002189A), Jan 21, 1983: Beech STC18BEECH, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing and ground looped. Overstressed and failed the right main gear.

## Other investigations on N342T (2)

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 NYC79FGM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM18), Feb 23, 1979: Beech E18S (N342T), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA023), Dec 20, 1977: Hamilton E18S (N342T), Covington, KY, substantial damage

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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