# Incident 19860917080079I: Beech B99, Burbank, CA, September 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1986, 15:16 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20FW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20FW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,500 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/19860917080079I

## Narrative

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

LOUD GRINDING NOISE WITH GEAR EXTENSION. LANDING MADE WITH PARTIAL EXTENSION WITH GEAR JAMMED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N20FW (7)

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

- [Incident 19980224012269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224012269I), Feb 24, 1998: Beech 99 (N20FW), Oakland, CA. Narrative: on February 24, 1998, Mr. Jason p. doyle was the pilot in command of Beechcraft BE-99, N20FW, (amflight 125). Amflight 125 was on an IFR flight from…
- [Incident 19860228013719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860228013719I), Feb 28, 1986: Beech B99 (N20FW), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear for landing. Propeller damage on rollout. Master link in nose gear drive chain broke.
- [Incident 19850129012209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850129012209I), Jan 29, 1985: Beech B99 (N20FW), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended for landing. Landed on mains. Nose gear aft drive chain broken.
- [Incident 19830722044239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722044239I), Jul 22, 1983: Beech B99 (N20FW), Yakima, WA. Right engine malfunctioned and takeoff was aborted. A compressor turbine blade failure damaged hot section.
- [Incident 19801205085549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801205085549I), Dec 5, 1980: Beech B99 (N20FW), Yakima, WA. Engine shut down due to oil pressure warning light. Returned to departure point.
- [Incident 19800430046829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430046829I), Apr 30, 1980: Beech B99 (N20FW), Yakima, WA. Takeoff aborted due to nose wheel shimmy. Nose gear knee assembly worn.
- [Accident 19750204001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750204001959A), Feb 4, 1975: Beech B99 (N20FW), Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. Hit 11FT short of snow bank at end of rwy.

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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