- Date
- November 17, 1987, 07:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Angeles, WA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N806BABeech 99-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871117075199I
- Case key
- 40738
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Both generator lights came on along with the left and right fuel pressure lights. The aircraft was being flown back to the airport for a precautionary landing, when the annunciator panel lights began to flicker. When landing flaps were selected they did not operate. The landing gear was lowered and three in the green was observed. However, the nose gear did not fully extend. During the landing, directional control was lost with the aircraft veering to the left of the runway. This was the captains first flight in the a-model, as he had been accustomed to flying the c- model. The a-models' auto ignition and engine start generator switches are in reverse position to the c-model. It is probable that the captain had selected engine start, operating from battery power, instead of auto ignition, thus losing both generators.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N806BA
- Reported as
- Beech 99-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R-116
- Airframe hours
- 24,987
- Engine
- P&W PT6-27, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- San Juan Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 5, 1987 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- CLM · Port Angeles, WA
- Destination
- SEA · Seattle, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CLM · William Fairchild Int'L, runway 26, 5,180 × 160 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,149 total · 150 in this make and model · 209 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.