# Incident 20020822027169I: Beech 1900D, August 22, 2002 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 22, 2002, 17:00 local time - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: AMWA - Aircraft: N135YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135YV-2010-10-05) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D - Reported engine: PWA PT6A67D - Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020822027169I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON AUGUST 22, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 EST TIME, AIRCRAFT N135YV RECEIVED A LIGHTNING STRIKE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO SYR. AIRCRAFT N135YV LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. (-23 ADDENDUM) ON AUGUST 22, 2002, AT 1700 EST, A BEECHCRAFT BE-1900-D, S/N UE-135, N135YV, OPERATED BY AIR MIDWEST, INC., EXPERIENCED A LIGHTNING STRIKE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSYR). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 WITH THE CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE (ARFF) EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT SIDE AFT BOTTOM FUSELAGE FAIRING. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED P/N HC-E4A-3I, S/N OFF HJ693, S/N ON HJ632 IN ACCORDANCE WITH RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL SECTION 61-10-00 PAGES 202-210. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT FOR REPAIR TO THE RIGHT SIDE AFT BOTTOM FUSELAGE FAIRING. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KART), NEW YORK AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. ## Other reports on N135YV (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20070411006339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070411006339I), Apr 11, 2007: Beech 1900D (N135YV), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) While pushing the aircraft from the gate the flight crew proceeded to start both engines, which the station manager stated was against company policy. To… - [Incident 20040423007339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040423007339I), Apr 23, 2004: Beech 1900D (N135YV), Farmington, NM. (-23) On April 23, 2004, at 1515 CST, a Beech BE-1900-D, N135YV, registered to mesa airlines, inc., (air midwest, flight no. 4000) declared an emergency on… - [Incident 20020829036809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829036809I), Aug 29, 2002: Beech 1900D (N135YV), Baltimore, MD. (-23) During approach, a passenger got out of his seat to ask pilot where the restroom was. Pilot told him there was none available. Passenger became… - [Incident 20020624016639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020624016639I), Jun 24, 2002: Beech 1900D (N135YV), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) During a repositioning flight from duj to hts air midwest flight #5956, N135YV, a BE-1900-D diverted to pit due to the #1 (left) engine losing oil… - [Incident 20020614027159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614027159I), Jun 14, 2002: Beech 1900D (N135YV), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. (-23) On taxi out crew heard and felt a thump. Crew thought initially that they had went over a pot hole or a drain on the taxi way. Crew noticed during the… - [Incident 19960928033399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960928033399I), Sep 28, 1996: Beech 1900D (N135YV), Parkersburg, WV, Minor damage. Narrative: during a training flight to practice reduced visibility take-offs, the aircraft went off the right side of the runway. The instructor who sat in the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.