# Incident 20231227019689I: Beech E-90, Fort Pierce, FL, December 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2023, 17:24 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TREASURE COAST INTL (FPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N325W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-90
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231227019689I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 27, 2023 AT APPROX. 2214Z, A BE90L, WAS INBOUND TO TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA (FPR) AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET CONFIRMATION THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED.  THE PILOT ADVISED HE FLEW BY THE TOWER IN MARSH HARBOR BAHAMAS AND THAT THE ISSUE WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED SO HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO FPR.  THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE POH PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET CONFIRMATION THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND GEAR UP AT 2224Z.  THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE EXHIBITED MINOR DAMAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE CABIN DOOR AND BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT INBOARD FLAPS WERE DAMAGED. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERED WITH DAMAGE TO ALL THREE BLADES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, 1O MILES VISIBILITY WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE NTSB CLASSIFIED THE OCCURRANCE AS AN INCIDENT.

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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