# NTSB MKC82IA128: Beech E18S, N3606B, Fenton, MO, July 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1982, 22:00 local (Jul 21, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place: Fenton, MO
- Coordinates: 38.529705, -90.449836 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5297&lon=-90.4498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82IA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70678/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82IA128

## Sequence of events

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

- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - previous damage (cause)
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - disabled (cause)
  - electrical system,electric wiring - loose (cause)

## Analysis

THE LANDING GEAR WAS REPORTEDLY DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. A WITNESS SAID THE GEAR WAS DOWN PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN BUT COLLAPSED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. BROKEN WIRES ON THE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH HAD DISABLED THE LDG GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM. A SMALL POSTCRASH ENGINE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3606B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3606B-1991-08-27), registration cancelled 1991-08-27, S/N BA3 (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: BA-3
- Airframe hours: 12810
- Engines: P&W R-985-AN14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Executive Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Executive Aviation, Inc.
- Departed: DETROIT, MI
- Destination: FENTON, MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: 3WA, Weiss, runway 18, 3,040 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,940 total, 340 in this make and model, 1,660 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °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).

- [Incident 19820720053729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720053729I), Jul 20, 1982: Beech E18S, Fenton, MO, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on the rollout. Fire erupted in engines. Promptly extinquished. Defective squat switch.

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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