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FAA incident report · Beech E-90 · Omaha, NE · January 13, 2026

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Date
January 13, 2026 · 20:00 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
YQSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N390PS
Reported as
Beech E-90
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
2,350 total223 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
N390PSRegistered now · Beech E-90S/N LW-279Airframe modelBeech E-90Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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At approximately 8:00 pm central time on January 13, 2026, the pilot of a Beech E-90 was taxiing south on taxiway lima toward runway 32R at koma when the aircraft began veering to the right. The pilot applied left pedal to maintain centerline, but the aircraft did not respond. The pilot informed the pilot monitoring of the anomoly. The pilot applied left pedal, brake pedal, and right engine throttle to turn the aircraft left, but the aircraft continued veering right. With left pedal applied, the pilot moved the props into beta, but the aircraft continued veering right until a taxiway edge light was struck by propeller blades on the right engine. The flight crew heard the prop strike, then the pilot applied maximum brake pressure and pulled the parking brake, bringing the aircraft to a stop. The crew informed ATC of their situation and requested maintenance assistance. There was visible damage to two right engine propeller blades, the right nose gear door, and the right side of the nose area fuselage.

The aircraft was brought to a certificated repair station for inspections and tests of the braking and steering systems. There were no conclusive mechanical findings.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PM CENTRAL TIME ON JANUARY 13, 2026, THE PILOT OF A BEECH E-90 WAS TAXIING SOUTH ON TAXIWAY LIMA TOWARD RUNWAY 32R AT KOMA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT PEDAL TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT INFORMED THE PILOT MONITORING OF THE ANOMOLY. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT PEDAL, BRAKE PEDAL, AND RIGHT ENGINE THROTTLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING RIGHT. WITH LEFT PEDAL APPLIED, THE PILOT MOVED THE PROPS INTO BETA, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING RIGHT UNTIL A TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT WAS STRUCK BY PROPELLER BLADES ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD THE PROP STRIKE, THEN THE PILOT APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKE PRESSURE AND PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE, BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THE CREW INFORMED ATC OF THEIR SITUATION AND REQUESTED MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS VISIBLE DAMAGE TO TWO RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES, THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR, AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE AREA FUSELAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO A CERTIFICATED REPAIR STATION FOR INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF THE BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEMS. THERE WERE NO CONCLUSIVE MECHANICAL FINDINGS.