# NTSB MKC86LA074: Beech G18S, N528, Cedar Rapids, IA, March 25, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1986, 10:08 local (16:08 UTC)
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Coordinates: 41.970211, -91.660545 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9702&lon=-91.6605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC86LA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34150/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA074

## 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
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - improper use of equipment/aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS AWARE THAT HE WOULD HAVE A STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING. HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 WITH WINDS FROM 180 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING WAS LIFTED BY A WIND GUST AND IT SLOWLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE ADDED POWER AND LIFTED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE AIR IN A LEFT TURN. THE WIND GUST STOPPED AND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE GROUND ON THE LEFT GEAR AND NOSED FORWARD. THE LEFT PROPELLER AND WING TIP HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED TO THE LEFT, HITTING THE NOSE, THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING RUNWAY HEADING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N528](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528-1989-03-08), registration cancelled 1989-03-08, S/N BA528 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Registry model: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BA-528
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Areo Ti Rockford Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 31, 1985, 88 hours before
- Departed: MLI, MOLINE, IL
- Airport: CID, Municipal, runway 13, 5,450 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; airline transport, commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 4,346 total, 355 in this make and model, 4,008 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CID

## 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 19860325027579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325027579A), Mar 25, 1986: Beech G18S, Cedar Rapids, IA, Substantial damage. Wind lifted right wing on the landing roll. When the wind quit, the aircraft hit the ground, cartwheeling.

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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