# Incident 20071104829989I: Beech B90, West Point, VA, November 4, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: West Point, VA
- Airport: Middle Peninsula Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5214° N, 76.7627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIDDLE PENINSULA RGNL (FYJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5214&lon=-76.7627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1999G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1999G-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 54 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071104829989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS HIS EIGHTH DROP OF THE DAY. ON THE INCIDENT FLIGHT HE DROPPED THE SKYDIVERS AT 14,000 FEET WITH THE ENGINES AT IDLE. THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS INITIALLY ON BUT CANCELLED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT, AFTER THE DROP, DESCENDED TO LAND AT FYJ. THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE BUT THE SUN WAS SHINING ON THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS AND APPEARED THAT THE LIGHTS SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING THE FLARE HE HEARD THE PROP TIPS HITTING THE GROUND AND REDUCED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE.

## Other reports on N1999G (4)

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

- [Incident 20071021823989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071021823989I), Oct 21, 2007: Beech B90 (N1999G), West Point, VA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Jump date: October 21, 2007 approximately 1 pm, the jumper died October 23, 3:28 in mcv hospital. Deceased name: [privacy data omitted] [privacy data…
- [Accident 20070708014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708014039A), Jul 8, 2007: Beech B90 (N1999G), Louisburg, NC, Minor damage. (-23) A jumper exited the aircraft while the aircraft was in a descent. The jumper struck the horizontal stabilizer resulting in serious injury to the jumper.…
- [Incident 19930320008739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320008739I), Mar 20, 1993: Beech B90 (N1999G), Louisburg, NC, 1 fatal. Jumper engaged in sport parachute activities impacted ground with canopies not opened. No faulty equipment.
- [Incident 19830206008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206008939I), Feb 6, 1983: Beech 6590 (N1999G), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed forward on landing, upper drag strut trunnion pins came out. Improperly installed bolts.

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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