# NTSB NYC87LA031: Beech BE18H, N925J, Pittsburgh, PA, November 12, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 12, 1986, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Location: 40.4914° N, 80.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSBURGH INTL (PIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4914&lon=-80.2327&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): 30555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30555/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA031

## Sequence of events

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

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - assembly (cause)
  - landing gear,main gear - fatigue
  - landing gear,main gear - previous damage (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG BREAKAGE DUE TO A FRACTURE IN THE AREA WHERE THE FORK ASSEMBLY SEPARATED DURING LANDING ROLL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N925J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925J-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N BA-642, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE18H
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (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: BA-642
- Airframe hours: 10537
- Engines: P&W R-985 SERIES 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Ace Air Cargo Express,Inc.
- Registered owner: Ace Air Cargo Express, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, June 19, 1986, 9 hours before
- Departed: LUC, COLUMBUS, OH
- Destination: PIT, PITTSBURGH, PA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: PIT, Pittsburgh, runway 28, 10,500 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 8,030 total, 115 in this make and model, 7,209 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft unknown
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PIT

## 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 19861112056059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861112056059A), Nov 12, 1986: Beech H18, Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Right main gear leg broke during landing due a fracture near fork assembly.

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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