# Accident 20070325008219A: Beech B90, Augusta, GA, March 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2007, 14:57 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Bush Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3686° N, 81.9586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3686&lon=-81.9586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90NM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90NM-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070325008219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PDK IN ATLANTA, GA ENROUTE TO HILTON HEAD (HXD) ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES CLEARANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN VISUAL CONDITIONS THE ENTIRE TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BOTH GENERATORS FAILED AND HE TRIED TO RESET THEM WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. HE THEN LOST BATTERY POWER. HE DIVERTED INTO AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD (AGS) AND LANDED NORDO. ON THE APPROACH, HE MANUALLY DEPLOYED THE GEAR AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. UPON LANDING BOTH MAINS COLLAPSED, YET THE NOSE GEAR STAYED EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS DRAGGED OFF THE RUNWAY BY THE NOSE GEAR. FINAL OUTCOME IN PENDING AS THE INSURANCE MAY HAVE TOTALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND NO OTHER MAINTENANCE IS PLANNED TO BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. INVESTIGATION STILL PENDING. MANUFACTURER IS INVOLVED WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ATL07LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA064), Mar 25, 2007: Beech BE-90 (N90NM), Augusta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total failure of the electrical system for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot's inability to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked.

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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