Beechcraft 99 N399CZ
16 December 2003 · Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 2003 at about 13:30 local time, a Beechcraft 99 registered N399CZ, operated by Freight Runners Express Inc, was involved in an accident near Mosinee, Wisconsin, 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Central Wisconsin (CWA)
- Coordinates
- 44.7775, -89.6667
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 99
- Registration
- N399CZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Freight Runners Express Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Milwaukee → Mosinee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI04LA042
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate and his inadequate flare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The pilot stated, "On approach to rwy 8 at [Central Wisconsin Airport] I got high [and] right of course. When I broke out of clouds around 1000 [feet above ground level] I saw the runway, realizing I was high I pulled the power back [and] increased my rate of descent. I started to arrest my rate of descent [and] add power to keep my speed up. The engines didn't spool up in time resulting in a hard [landing]. I noticed the right wing was a little low taxing in so I thought maybe I blew a tire on landing. Not until I shut down [and] got out did I realize I hit the prop about an inch back [and] the engine nacelle dropped down several inches in front." The weather was: Wind 330 degrees at 8 knots; visibility 4 statute miles; present weather light snow; sky condition overcast 300 feet; temperature 1 degree C; dew point -1 degree C; altimeter 29.41 inches of mercury. The pilot reported that the flight did not have any mechanical malfunctions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 99 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2004 | Beechcraft 99A | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2004 | Beechcraft 99 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2006 | Beechcraft 99 | Lodi, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2006 | Beechcraft 99 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft 99A | St. Barthelemy, West Indies | Bohlke International Airways | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1999 | Beechcraft 99A | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2003 | New Standard D-25 | West Bend, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2003 | Robinson R22B | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cessna 150J | Fennimore, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2003 | Piper PA-32-300 | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2003 | Cessna 182R | Wausau, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2003 | Piper J3C-65 | Wilmot, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |