# Accident 20000209004379A: Beech F90, Monroe, GA, February 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2000, 09:05 local time
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Airport: Monroe-Walton County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7825° N, 83.6928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7825&lon=-83.6928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101ET (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F90
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000209004379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INVESTIGATION FOLLOWS ACCIDENT INVOLVING A BEECH F-90, SERIAL NUMBER LA-172 AIRCRAFT, WHOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING TAXI OPERATION WHEN THE MAXIMUM HEAT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. THIS RESULTED IN CONSIDERABLE DMAGE TO THE IARCRAFT, RIGHT ENGINE, AND RIGHT PROPELLER.  DURING INVESTIGATION, INSPECTORS FORM THIS OFFICE, ALONE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM RATHEON AIRCRAFT SERVICES (FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT), DISCOVERED SEVERAL WIRES CHAFFED IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL AREA.  THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL'S SPLASH CURTAIN WAS REMOVED AND THE WIRING FOR THE J107 CONNECTOR WAS INSPECTED.  SEVERAL WIRES WERE FOUND CHAFFED THOUGH INSULATION IN THE AREA WHERE THEY WERE TIED TO THE AIRCRAFT WHEEL WHEEL COMPARTMENT WIRE BUNDLE AND MADE A 180 DEGREE BEND.  THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT ONE SIDE OF THE WIRES HAD CHAFFED AGAINST THE SPIRAL WRAP (ON WIRING TO PROTECT AGAINST CHAFFING) FOR WIRE BUNDLE THAT J107 WERE TIED TO. SEE ATTACHMENT                       (.19) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2000, ABOUT 0905 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH F-90, N101ET, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AVONDALE MILLS INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT, MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WHILE TAXIING FOR TA KEOFF FROM MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT, MONROE, GEORGIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF THE PILOT SELECTED MAX GROUND HEAT, AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED MAIN GEAR RETRACTION. THE REPRESENTATIVE FURTHER STATED THAT THE TAIL DROPPED SUDDENLY, IMPACTING THE RAMP, AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD FOR ABOUT 30 FEET.

## 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 MIA00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA091), Feb 9, 2000: Beech F90 (N101ET), Monroe, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: chafed wiring that resulted in an electrical short which initiated the landing gear retraction cycle when cabin heat was activated, resulting in the main landing gear retracting during taxi.

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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