# Incident 19980223037279I: Beech C90, Reno, NV, February 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1998, 06:01 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MCIA
- Location: 39.4794° N, 119.7407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4794&lon=-119.7407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N236CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B100 (registry code 1152919, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33145
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980223037279I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON FEBRUARY 23, 1998, AT 0601 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, THE PILOT OF A BEECH 100, N236CP, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NO ELEVATOR CONTROL. THE PILOT RETURNED TO HIS DEPARTURE POINT, MADE A LOW APPROACH, AND THEN LANDED SAFELY AT THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RENO, NEVADA, WITH NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO THE SOLO AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AND WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN ON-DEMAND AIR CHARTER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. DURING A POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION, ICE WAS OBSERVED IN THE TAIL SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE IN AN AREA THAT SURROUNDS THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES. THE "LIMBER" HOLES THAT ALLOW WATER DRAINAGE FROM SECTION TO SECTION IN THE LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WERE FOUND PLUGGED WITH FIBERS FROM ABRADED CARGO PACKAGES. ALSO, THE DORSAL FIN DRAIN HOLE FOR THE ENTIRE COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND PLUGGED WITH THE SAME MATERIAL. (SEE SKETCH IN SECTION 10.00 OF THIS REPORT.)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA096), Feb 23, 1998: Beech 100 (N236CP), Reno, NV, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Ice formation around the elevator control cables due to plugged limbers and a water drain hole.

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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