Beechcraft 99A N133BA
17 May 1999 · Bemidji, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1999 at about 23:40 local time, a Beechcraft 99A registered N133BA was involved in an accident near Bemidji, Minnesota, 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 23:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bemedji-Beltrami County (BJI)
- Coordinates
- 47.4791, -94.8691
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 99A
- Registration
- N133BA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the left main landing gear actuator for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that after takeoff and raising the landing gear, the red warning light in the landing gear handle failed to go out. The pilot recycled the landing gear, but could not get the red light to go out. On return to the airport, the pilot lowered the landing gear handle down, but nothing happened. He recycled the handle two additional times with no results. The pilot overflew the airport and confirmed that the landing gear were still up. The pilot manually pumped the landing gear down. Only the nose gear and right main gear green indicator lights illuminated. The pilot overflew the airport again. He was told that the three gear were down. During the landing, the pilot touched down on the right main gear first, and then gently lowered the left main gear to the runway. The landing gear held. As the pilot applied reverse thrust, the left main gear suddenly collapsed. The airplane slid off of the left side of the runway and came to a stop in the grass. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft 99A | St. Barthelemy, West Indies | Bohlke International Airways | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1999 | Beechcraft 99 | Leige, Belgium | Express Airlines | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Oct 1998 | Beechcraft 99 | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft 99-C99 | Meadview, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1996 | Beechcraft 99C | Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2003 | Beechcraft 99 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | Freight Runners Express Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fertile, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1999 | Grimm SEA HAWKER | Princeton, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1999 | Cessna 152 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-34-220T | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Austin, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1999 | Mooney M20F | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |