# Incident 20141222023779I: Beech 65-90, Byron, CA, December 22, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8284° N, 121.6258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BYRON (C83), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8284&lon=-121.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98B-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (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 65-90
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141222023779I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 22, 2015 PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT N98B, SERIAL NUMBER LJ-87 FOR BAY AREA SKYDIVING LOCATED AT BYRON AIRPORT (C83).

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF WITH A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS. ON THE TURN TO THE JUMP ZONE THE LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT.  THE PIC WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE SKYDIVERS AND THEN TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. DURING HIS APPROACH HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE.  THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS OPERATIONAL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.  UPON THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY THE PILOT DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED ON RUNWAY WHEELS UP.  THE LANDING CAUSED VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER, LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS, LOWER ANTENNA, ENGINE LOWER COWLINGS, AND LOWER LANDING GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N98B (2)

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

- [Incident 19940420044919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420044919I), Apr 20, 1994: Beech 6590 (N98B), Hollister, CA. Chute riser on top of canopy after deploy. Failed to cut away and use reserve. Hard landing.
- [Incident 19900506026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900506026239I), May 6, 1990: Beech 6590 (N98B), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Lost right braking power while turning off runway. Veered off taxiway and hit a parked aircraft.

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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