# Incident 20000716035449I: Beech 1900D, Denver, CO, July 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2000, 18:20 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208GL-2026-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,530 total, 1,430 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716035449I

## Narrative

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

(-23)FLIGHT DEPARTED GRAND JUNCTON, CO FOR DENVER, CO. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. CREW REPORTED HEARING AN UNUSUAL NOISE DURING GEAR RETRACTION.  A LANDING GEAR DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  CREW MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION AND DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION.  CREW THEN DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND LAND AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  ARRIVING IN DENVER, THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS.  AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED DRASTICALLY TO LEFT.  THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35L ON THE LEFT SIDE.  NO VISIBLE DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE EVENT .  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGE REVEALED A BROKEN NOSE WHEEL STEERING  MECHANISM.  ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS SKIN DAMAGE IN THE  AREA  OF THE NOSE WHEEL TUNNEL, CONCEIVABLY FROM MECHANICAL FAILURE DURING RETRACTION.

## Other reports on N208GL (1)

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

- [Incident 20030221004039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030221004039I), Feb 21, 2003: Beech 1900D (N208GL), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) This incident occurred while maintenance personnel were operating the aircraft for troubleshooting. Counseled the A&P mechanic on the importance of…

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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