# Incident 20000222004299I: Beech E18S9700, Everett, WA, February 22, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2000, 10:21 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GGPA
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9001, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9001-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S9700
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000222004299I

## Narrative

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

(-5) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM EPHRATA, WA (EPH) TO PAINE FIELD, WA (PAE) ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FOR CARGO OPERATIONS. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED A HEAVY VIBRATION AND DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING LONGITUDINAL PITCH CONTROL. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INDICATED TO ATC THAT HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST FABRIC FROM AN UNSPECIFIED CONTROL SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PAE WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INDICATES THAT THE BATTERY BOX COVER ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE LEFT WING HAD COME LOOSE BUT REMAINED ATTACHED WITH ONE FASTENER. THIS CREATED TURBULENCE OVER THE UPPER WING SURFACE AND DISRUPTED AIRFLOW OVER THE HORIZONTAL TAIL.

## Other reports on N9001 (3)

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

- [Accident 20110103001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110103001099A), Jan 3, 2011: Beech E18S-9700 (N9001), New Stuyahok, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft attemped to land at New Stuyahok Airport and sustained substantial damage when the aircraft failed to gain airspeed and altitude after an aborted…
- [Incident 19840405037499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840405037499I), Apr 5, 1984: Beech E18S (N9001), Mittletown, PA. Lost control and ground looped trying to turn onto a taxiway with too much landing roll speed.
- [Incident 19800917068849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800917068849I), Sep 17, 1980: Beech E18S (N9001), Charlottesville, VA, Minor damage. Landed with gear not locked down. Pilot failed to turn on generators, causing lack of power to lock gear.

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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