# Accident 20200518006769A: Beech F90, Knoxville, TN, May 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2020, 11:08 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mcghee-Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8103° N, 83.9906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8103&lon=-83.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N960V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N960V-2021-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F90 (registry code 1152909, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135 (registry code 52173, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F90
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200518006769A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF THE PIC DISCOVERED THE LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN TRANSIT MODE AND TRIED TO EXTEND THEM WITH THE HAND PUMP, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER SEVERAL FLYBY'S OF THE AIR CONTROL TOWER THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE TAXIWAY. BOTH THE PIC AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA20LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA192), May 18, 2020: Beech F90 (N960V), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the left main landing gear scissors, which resulted in a landing gear collapse following a precautionary landing with the landing gear in an intermediate position..

## Other reports on N960V (2)

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

- [Incident 20191202022139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191202022139I), Dec 2, 2019: Beech F90 (N960V), Myrtle Beach, SC, Minor damage. During cruise at FL230, the copilot side windshield suddenly cracked (as shown in picture above). Windshield heat was on normal as per the checklist and…
- [Accident 19860520021089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860520021089A), May 20, 1986: Beech F90 (N960V), Eaton, IN, Substantial damage. The passenger door separated from the aircraft on climbout. The pilot failed to ensure door was properly secured.

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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