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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Tampa, FL · September 24, 2000

Date: September 24, 2000 · 20:30 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Tampa International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GUUA
Aircraft: N150GA
Reported as: Beech 1900C
People aboard: 16
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On September 24, 2000, at 2030 EST, a BE-1900-C, N150GA, operated by gulf stream international departed Tampa International Airport (tpa) when the pilot observed smoke coming from the circuit breaker panel. Aircraft returned to tpa and was met by fire trucks. Passengers were evacuted out of the main entrance door. No injuries noted. The smoke stop when all power was removed from the aircraft. Maintenance found the nose gear steering circuit breaker badly burnt. The circuit breaker never opened (popped).

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2000, AT 2030 EST, A BE-1900-C, N150GA, OPERATED BY GULF STREAM INTERNATIONAL DEPARTED TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TPA) WHEN THE PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TPA AND WAS MET BY FIRE TRUCKS. PASSENGERS WERE EVACUTED OUT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. NO INJURIES NOTED. THE SMOKE STOP WHEN ALL POWER WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR STEERING CIRCUIT BREAKER BADLY BURNT. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER NEVER OPENED (POPPED).