# Incident 19900326012469I: Beech 1900C, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1990, 19:06 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B (registry code 52115, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326012469I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. CLEANED CANNON PLUG FOR GEAR HANDLE. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS.

## Other reports on N31705 (7)

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

- [Incident 19911027054899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027054899I), Oct 27, 1991: Beech 1900C (N31705), Binghamton, NY. Landing gear would not extend. Manually put gear down. Found gear handle was faulty.
- [Incident 19901005054669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005054669I), Oct 5, 1990: Beech 1900C (N31705), New York, NY. Pilot had to hold twice en route. Advised ATC he would be minimum fuel. He was cleared to destination.
- [Incident 19901001054509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901001054509I), Oct 1, 1990: Beech 1900C (N31705), Philadelphia, PA. Circuit breaker opened on gear extension. Crew pumped gear down. Wire had chaffed at relay breaker.
- [Incident 19900924055829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924055829I), Sep 24, 1990: Beech 1900C (N31705), Newburgh, NY. Engine malfunction. Declared emergency. Diverted to Stewart intl airport. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19900905045429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905045429I), Sep 5, 1990: Beech 1900C (N31705), New York, NY. Unable to lower gear. Extended gear manually. Landed safely. Landing gear motor failed to operate.
- [Incident 19900725036359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725036359I), Jul 25, 1990: Beech 1900C (N31705), Elmira, NY. Problem extending gear on approach. Extended manually and landed safely. Selector handle replaced.
- [Incident 19900722041369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900722041369I), Jul 22, 1990: Beech 1900C (N31705). Close examination of ATC tapes shows lack of communication between pilot and controller.

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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