# Incident 19851101060019I: Beech C99, San Jose, CA, November 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1985, 07:45 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62989, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62989) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C99
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851101060019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WITH GEAR EXTENSION. MANUAL EXTENSION AND SAFE LANDING. ELECTRIC GEAR MOTOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N62989 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860920063209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860920063209I), Sep 20, 1986: Beech C99 (N62989), Los Angeles, CA. Pilot failed to follow ATC instructions and landed on the wrong runway. Traffic made a go around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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