Beechcraft G18S N9604R
13 September 1989 · Jackson, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1989 at about 01:45 local time, a Beechcraft G18S registered N9604R was involved in an incident near Jackson, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jackson Int'l (JAN)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft G18S
- Registration
- N9604R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenwood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- MIA89IA247
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CORRECTLY PERFORM THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WHILE ON APCH TO LAND BUT THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE FLT DEPARTED THE ARPT TRAFFIC AREA & THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR VIA THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES BUT WAS UNABLE. THE PLT PERFORMED A LOW APCH PAST THE TOWER FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN & WAS ADVISED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE. THE FLT RETURNED FOR LANDING & AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. AFTER THE INCIDENT WHILE RAISING THE PLANE FROM THE RWY, THE PLT WAS ASKED TO LOWER THE GEAR VIA THE EMERGENCY METHOD BUT WAS UNABLE BECAUSE HE RELEASED THE CLUTCH WHILE CRANKING THE GEAR DOWN. THE CORRECT PROCEDURE WAS TO HOLD THE CLUTCH IN WHILE DOING SO. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE DYNAMIC BRAKE RELAY. THE PURPOSE OF THE RELAY WAS TO PREVENT COASTING OF THE GEAR MOTOR & GEARS BY MOMENTARILY REVERSING THE MOTOR WHEN THE UP LIMIT WAS REACHED, BUT THE FAILURE PREVENTED IT FROM DOING SO. THE FAILED COMPONENT WAS REPLACED & THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft G18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1989 | Beechcraft G18S | San Andros, Bahamas | Blanco, Reynaldo A. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft G18S | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | Richard J. Wixom | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft G18S | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft G18S | Copperhill, Tennessee, United States | K Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1985 | Beechcraft G18S | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Executive Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1985 | Beechcraft G18S | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Viking Express | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1989 | Cessna 172M | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 1989 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft A36 | Shelby, Mississippi, United States | Nesbitt, Reeves | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1989 | Cessna 177RG | Janice, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 1989 | Beechcraft 58P | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1989 | Cessna 210L | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | Crenshaw, Candace | No injuries | - |