- Date
- March 14, 1984, 07:53 local (12:53 UTC)
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7994RBeech 99
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840314005689A
- Case key
- 6422
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was landed with the landing gear up. The plt said that the sun was shining on the instrument panel and he thought he saw 3 green lights. After the acft stopped on the rwy the red light in the gear handle was on and the warninghorn was sounding. He also said the gear control circuit breaker was out. The gear functioned normally in tests after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7994R
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U103
- Airframe hours
- 20,848
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-27, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Mountain Air Cargo, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pioneer Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · December 18, 1983
- Departed
- FLO · Florence, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CRE · Grand Strand, runway 23, 5,996 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 186 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 139 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7994R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.