Beechcraft F90 N101ET
9 February 2000 · Monroe, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 2000 at about 14:05 local time, a Beechcraft F90 registered N101ET was involved in an accident near Monroe, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monroe, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monroe-Walton County (D73)
- Coordinates
- 33.7825, -83.6928
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F90
- Registration
- N101ET
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monroe → Aiken
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA00LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
chafed wiring that resulted in an electrical short which initiated the landing gear retraction cycle when cabin heat was activated, resulting in the main landing gear retracting during taxi.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that while taxiing for takeoff he selected max ground heat, and immediately experienced main gear retraction. The tail dropped suddenly, impacting the ramp, and the airplane slid about 30 feet before coming to rest. An FAA inspector and a manufacturer's representative examined the airplane, and found that a partially spiral wrapped wiring bundle, tied in the vicinity of the aileron control cables and turnbuckle, had some wires which had chafed. The wiring insulation had been removed due to friction exerted against either the turnbuckle, or the cable. The manufacturer's representative stated that two of the wires which had chafed through electrically shorted together when the pilot selected max ground heat, activating the landing gear's relay, and initiating the landing gear retraction cycle while the aircraft was on the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2000 | Beechcraft F90 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Virginia Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft F90-42 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Amprite Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Beechcraft F90 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Terry J. Wallace | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2008 | Beechcraft F90 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Kreg Davis | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2009 | Beechcraft F90 | Egelsbach, Germany | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Sep 2010 | Beechcraft F90 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | MTB Investments LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2000 | Ercoupe 415-C | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2000 | Maule MX-7-180A | St. Marys, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Sep 2000 | Boeing 767-332ER | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2000 | Cessna 150 | Waycross, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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