# Incident 19891215060099I: Beech 1900, Ithaca, NY, December 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1989, 10:42 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3052K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3052K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900 (registry code 1154160, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,931 total, 1,999 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891215060099I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. REPLACED CHAFFED WIRE IN UPLOCK SWITCH.

## Other reports on N3052K (9)

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

- [Incident 19980527024049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980527024049I), May 27, 1998: Beech 1900 (N3052K), Dallas, TX. Water intrusion from airstair door open while on ground. Dripped on vent blower and pc board created inflight smoke.
- [Incident 19931226050949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931226050949I), Dec 26, 1993: Beech 1900 (N3052K), Middletown, PA. Gear extended after takeoff. Returned. Landed safely. Found 60 amp circuit breaker popped. Reset breaker.
- [Incident 19920121004469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920121004469I), Jan 21, 1992: Beech 1900 (N3052K), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Found wheel missing on post flight inspection. Found inner wheel bearing had failed.
- [Incident 19910307009629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910307009629I), Mar 7, 1991: Beech 1900 (N3052K), New York, NY. Flaps failed to retract on departure. Diverted to jfk. Landed safely. Found a faulty flap limit switch.
- [Incident 19900614029829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900614029829I), Jun 14, 1990: Beech 1900 (N3052K), Altoona, PA, Minor damage. Struck by lighting in cruise. Lost all communication. Landed safely. Replaced NR2 navigation control head.
- [Incident 19900227013569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900227013569I), Feb 27, 1990: Beech 1900 (N3052K), Middletown, PA. Right engine not developing enough power. Precautionary landing. Replaced propeller governor.
- [Incident 19890307025089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307025089I), Mar 7, 1989: Beech 1900 (N3052K), Pittsburgh, PA. Landed behind DC9 which blew up a great deal of snow. Pulled right on rollout. Windrow from snowplow caused pull.
- [Incident 19890304022929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890304022929I), Mar 4, 1989: Beech 1900 (N3052K), Pittsburgh, PA. Right engine torque and prop indicator fluctuating. Engine shut down. Landed safely. Replaced bleed air valve.
- [Incident 19880811044139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811044139I), Aug 11, 1988: Beech 1900 (N3052K), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to extend landing gear, made a go around. Manually extended landing gear. Landed safely. Cause undetermined.

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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