# Incident 19991223037349I: Beech 65A90, Columbia, MO, December 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Columbia Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IB7A
- Location: 38.8177° N, 92.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA RGNL (COU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8177&lon=-92.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10127, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10127-2003-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (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 65A90
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991223037349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LEVEL AT 17000' MSL, PILOT STARTED A DECENT INTO COLUMBIA, MO, TO DROP 1 PAX OFF.  AT APPROXIMATELY 5000'MSL, A VIBRATION THROUGH THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT WAS FELT.  THE PILOT STARTED TO LEVEL OFF AND THE VIBRATION BECAME LESS.  AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND LEVELING OFF AT 4000' MSL, THE BIRATION WENT COMPLETELY AWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT COLUMBIA, MO.  DURING HIS WALK AROUND, THE PILOT NOTICED THE ROD END TO THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS MISSING WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  DURING INSPECTRION, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM SERVO HAD FAILED INTERNALLY.  INFORMED THE NTSB OF THE INCIDENT AND RELEASED THE PART BACK TO THE OPERATOR.  DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FILLED OUT AN M OR D AND DELIVERED IT TO THE LINCOLN FSDO.

## Other reports on N10127 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000605021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605021079I), Jun 5, 2000: Beech 65A90 (N10127), Grand Island, NE. (-23) At 0500 local time (CDT) on Monday, June 5, 2000 the aircraft was enroute from lincoln, NE (lnk) to kearney, NE (ear) with 5 passengers on board at…

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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