# Incident 19980224012269I: Beech 99, Oakland, CA, February 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1998, 04:00 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 37.7704° N, 122.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7704&lon=-122.2091&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 99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 900 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224012269I

## Narrative

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

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 BURBANK, CA TO OAKLAND, CA AT 10,000 FEET WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 0400 HOURS PST, IT ENCOUNTERED ELEVATOR CONTROL PROBLEMS WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF PASO ROBLE, CA. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN IMC IN HEAVY RAIN WITH THE OAT AT -4 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCING LIGHT STRUCTURAL ICING. MR. DOYLE DESCENDS TO 4,000 FEET IN THE VICINITY OF FRESNO, CA AND REGAINED ELEVATOR CONTROL. HE THEN CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO OAKLAND. DURING POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE DRAIN HOLES IN THE BELLY OF N20FW WERE FOUND PLUGGED. ICE BUILDUP INSIDE THE CAVITY, AROUND THE ELEVATOR CABLES, WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX98IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA097), Feb 24, 1998: Beech BE99 (N20FW), Oakland, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Water accumulation in the tail section of the aircraft that froze around the elevator control cables which restricted the movement of the elevator. Contributing factors were the accumulation of…

## Other reports on N20FW (7)

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

- [Incident 19860917080079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917080079I), Sep 17, 1986: Beech B99 (N20FW), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Loud grinding noise with gear extension. Landing made with partial extension with gear jammed. Cause unknown.
- [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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