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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech C-99 · Fresno, CA · October 19, 2012

Date: October 19, 2012 · 05:10 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Fresno Yosemite International
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JIKA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N174AV
Reported as: Beech C-99
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N174AVRegistered now · Beech C-99S/N U-174 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech C-99 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed hayward approximately 4:16 am on 10/19/2012 and was enroute to burbank CA IFR, when around 5:10 am the transponder mode c became inop. The aircraft was near paso robles but could not land due to weather. The radar screen became inop and other gauges became non responsive. The aircrew diverted the flight to Fresno (kfat) for an emergency landing. The aircrew safely landed the aircraft with no damage or injuries. The maintenance crew replaced the battery and aircraft has been returned to service with no further discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HAYWARD APPROXIMATELY 4:16 AM ON 10/19/2012 AND WAS ENROUTE TO BURBANK CA IFR, WHEN AROUND 5:10 AM THE TRANSPONDER MODE C BECAME INOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR PASO ROBLES BUT COULD NOT LAND DUE TO WEATHER. THE RADAR SCREEN BECAME INOP AND OTHER GAUGES BECAME NON RESPONSIVE. THE AIRCREW DIVERTED THE FLIGHT TO FRESNO (KFAT) FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCREW SAFELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. THE MAINTENANCE CREW REPLACED THE BATTERY AND AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES.