- Date
- August 8, 1983, 09:48 local (14:48 UTC)
- Place
- Elgin Afb, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18AWBeech H-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830808039919A
- Case key
- 30924
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not possibleCause
Analysis
The plt reported that during the landing, the acft 'snapped' to the right & attempts to recover were unsuccessful. During a subsequent ground loop, the left main gear collapsed. An exam of the fracture was made, but no signs of fatigue cracking was evident. Also, no pre-accident/mechanical failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18AW
- Reported as
- Beech H-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA 644
- Airframe hours
- 5,989
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Mark H. Thompson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 1983 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- 6A0 · Cartersville, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- VPS · Elgin Afb, runway 19, 12,000 × 300 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,035 total · 3,020 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VPS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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