# Incident 19910109002679I: Beech B99, Bakersfield, CA, January 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1991, 11:19 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4299A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4299A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,197 total, 700 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910109002679I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. ELECTRICAL SHORT IN CIRCUIT BREAKER BACKLIGHT PANEL ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N4299A (5)

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

- [Incident 20151123020809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151123020809I), Nov 23, 2015: Beech B-99 (N4299A), Eugene, OR, No damage. During an IFR flight (night, IMC conditions) the #1 inverter failed. The pilot switched to the #2 inverter, but it failed to power the aircraft systems. The…
- [Incident 20030228003119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030228003119I), Feb 28, 2003: Beech B99 (N4299A), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Received notification of inbound BE-99 to oak with an unsafe NLG indication. Visual observation from another aircraft in flight was that the NLG was…
- [Incident 19940712033399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940712033399I), Jul 12, 1994: Beech B99 (N4299A), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Unable gear up light,returned. Unable get down light on nose gear. Nose gear collapsed landing. Actuator lost fluid.
- [Incident 19850220009069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220009069I), Feb 20, 1985: Beech B99 (N4299A), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Gear would not lock down and low hydraulic fluid light came on. Crack in left main gear actuator end cap.
- [Incident 19800122016519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800122016519I), Jan 22, 1980: Beech 99 (N4299A), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Fire detector test switch shorted out. Copilot pulled engine fire detector circuit breaker. Continued flight.

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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