# Incident 20090806048109I: Beech 99, Port Alsworth, AK, August 6, 2009 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 6, 2009, 20:00 local time - Place: Port Alsworth, AK - Airport: Port Alsworth - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: HXXC - Location: 60.2043° N, 154.3189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORT ALSWORTH (TPO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2043&lon=-154.3189&mi=10 - Aircraft: N991AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991AK) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-36 (registry code 52253, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-36) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 99 - Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP - People aboard: 7 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090806048109I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ANCHORAGE FSDO INCIDENT NUMBER IS:IAL0320090049. NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND PRIOR TO LANDING. AT TPO PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND GEAR NORMALLY AND LATER BY EMERGENCY MEANS, BUT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT CONFERRED WITH MAINTENANCE STAFF AND TRIED VARIOUS MEANS TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. ALL ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCESSFUL. PILOT FINALLY DETERMINED TO MAKE PARTIAL GEAR-UP LANDING. HE INSTRUCTED PASSENGERS TO MOVE AFT IN CABIN, LINED UP AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY. THEN ON SHORT FINAL, SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AND FEATHERED BOTH PROPELLERS. TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY AND HELD NOSE OFF OF GROUND FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, ALL OCCUPANTS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES. INITIAL EVALUATION OF DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO BE MOSTLY TO NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, WHICH TOOK MAJORITY OF CONTACT WITH RUNWAY. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO EVIDENCE OF PROPELLER STRIKE ON EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE. SPOKE WITH D.O.M. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SEPT 3, 2009 BY PHONE. STATUS OF AIRCRAFT WAS STILL A.O.G. FOR PARTS. LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR BOX ALSO OUT FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR. SPOKE WITH D.O.M. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGAIN ON SEPT 4, 2009 BY PHONE. REQUESTED COPIES OF DOCUMENTATION FOR PAST WORK ON AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR, AND FOR CERTS AND TRACEABILITY. EMPHASIZED TRACEABILITY OF NLG ACTUATOR THAT WAS INSTALLED 11/1/08 SERVICEABLE WITH 396 CYCLES SINCE OVERHAUL. POST-INCIDENT PHOTOS SHOW NLG ACTUATOR LOWER END AND CLEVIS SHEARED OFF. 09-15-2009: SPOKE WITH THE D.O.M. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR (NGA) S/N 658 WAS REQUESTED. THE NGA IS A "ON CONDITION" PART. THE NGA WAS INSTALLED ON 11-01-2008 AS A SERVICEABLE USED PART WITH 396 CYCLES SINCE OVERHAUL ON IT. THIS NGA WAS OVERHAULED ON 05-18-2001 AND A AUTHORIZED RELEASE CERTIFICATE NUMBER WO-W7292 UNDER WORK ORDER NUMBER W5299 FROM TRANSPORT CANADA WAS PROVIDED. THIS NGA REQUIRES A EXTERNAL INSPECTION AND END PLAY CHECK AT 1000 CYCLES OR 30 MONTHS. THIS INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR AT THE TIME OF INSTALLATION ON 11-01-2008. SINCE INSTALLATION OF THIS NGA THE AIRCRAFT HAS ACCUMULATED AN ADDITIONAL 301 CYCLES FOR A TOTAL OF 697 CYCLES ON THE NGA SINCE OVERHAUL. THE D.O.M. THEORIZES THE MOTOR CONTROLLER ALLOWED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT TO FAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NGA AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE NGA TO EXTEND FOR LANDING. THE MOTOR CONTROLLER HAS BEEN SENT TO A FACILITY IN KANSAS FOR INSPECTION AND OVERHAUL.THIS AIRCRAFT IS STILL IN A NON-FLYING STATUS AWAITING PARTS.THIS ENTRY DATED 09-15-2009 MADE BY INSPECTOR KLM. PREVIOUS ENTRIES AND THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY INSPECTOR RMG. ## Other reports on N991AK (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20210416005319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210416005319A), Apr 16, 2021: Beech C-99 (N991AK), Chignik Lagoon, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on runway 22, did not notice anything unusual on final. During the roll out and initiation of thrust reversal, pilot's attention was divided… - [Accident 20120201001429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120201001429A), Feb 1, 2012: Beech 99 (N991AK), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The airman was on an IFR flight plan from port alsworth to Merrill Field in Anchorage. There was moderate to severe turbulence in the area due to the chinook… 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. 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