# Incident 19970213008229I: Beech 1900D, Minneapolis, MN, February 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1997, 13:55 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89UE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970213008229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AS FLIGHT 6003 ENTERED RUNWAY 11R PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE TOWER INFORMED THEM THAT AN OBJECT RESEMBLING A FUEL TANK FILLER CAP HAD BEEN SPOTTED NEAR THEIR AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY. THE CAPTAIN STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND HE AND THE FIRST OFFICER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL CAPS WERE INTACT. AT LIFTOFF, THE TOWER SAW AN OBJECT FALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A WHEEL. THE FLIGHT WAS NOTIFIED. THE CAPTAIN PERFORMED A LANDING GEAR INSPECTION, DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR INBOARD WHEEL WAS MISSING, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED UNEVENTFULLY TO MSP. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD WHEEL FELL OFF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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