# Accident 19980911029909A: Beech 1900C, St Marys, AK, September 11, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 11, 1998, 23:15 local time - Place: St Marys, AK - Airport: St Marys - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: YADA - Location: 62.0604° N, 163.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0604&lon=-163.2895&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1563C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1563C-2009-04-02) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C - Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 11,288 total, 3,215 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA148) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980911029909A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT TO A REMOTE AIRPORT. HE WAS MAKING A VISUAL APPROACH DURING DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS IN A TWIN-ENGINE TURBOPROP AIRPLANE. ON THE DOWNWIND PORTION OF THE LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT SELECTED FLAPS DOWN, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PILOT'S TROUBLE SHOOTING DID NOT REMEDY THE FLAP PROBLEM, AND HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FLAPS-UP LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE, AFT END OF THE FUSELAGE, THE ENGINE NACELLES, AND PROPELLERS. THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH A LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN, AND A RED CAUTIONARY ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT IN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ST. MARY'S AREA. ON AN EXTENDED LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 16, THE PILOT SELECTED FLAPS TO THE TAKEOFF POSITION. THE FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT CYCLED THE FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES AND CHECKED THE FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR PROPER POSITION. HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CAPTURED THE LOCALIZER AND VASI, ADVANCED THE PROPELLER LEVERS FULL FORWARD, AND SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. ALASKA CENTRAL WXPRESS IS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE THEIR BE-1900'S WITH ONE PILOT. MR. THOMPSON HAS APPROXIMATELY 950 HOURS SINGLE PILOT TIME IN THE BE-1900. ## 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 ANC98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA148), Sep 12, 1998: Beech 1900C (N1563C), St. Mary'S, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the aircraft checklist, and an inadvertent wheels up landing. A factor was the pilot's distraction due to a malfunction of the flap system ## Other reports on N1563C (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20010407007459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010407007459I), Apr 7, 2001: Beech 1900C (N1563C), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23)On April 7, 2001 the aircraft was taxied on to runway 14 at Anchorage International Airport. The PIC failed to line the aircraft with the center line on… - [Incident 19911030056722I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911030056722I), Oct 30, 1991: Beech 1900C (N1563C), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Parked aircraft was struck by N1553C during taxi under direction of ground marshaller. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.