# Accident 19990208001209A: Beech 1900D, Milwaukee, WI, February 8, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 8, 1999, 11:35 local time - Place: Milwaukee, WI - Airport: General Mitchell Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: S2YA - Location: 42.9797° N, 87.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9797&lon=-87.8996&mi=10 - Aircraft: N148SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148SK) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D - People aboard: 15 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA085) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990208001209A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SKYWAY AIRLINES ACFT WAS AT 3,000 FEET PREPARING FOR APPROACH WHEN IT STRUCK A 20 POUND GOOSE WITH THE RIGHT WING, THE GOOSE PASSED THROUGH THE LEADING EDGE, THROUGH A FUEL CELL, THROUGH A WING SPAR, AND LODGED JUST IN FRONT OF THE AILERON. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITH ONE ENGINE OUT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 8, 1999, AT 1135 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A BEECH 1900D, N148SK, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT IMPACT WITH A CANADIAN GOOSE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 121 AS A PASSENGER CARRYING FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE TWO CREW MEMBERS AND TWELVE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KENT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, AT 1053 CST, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. ACCORDING TO THE CREW'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THEY REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 24 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE FLIGHT'S DESTINATION, AT 2,900 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), THEY ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF 20 TO 30 CANADIAN GEESE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER. THE CREW STATED THAT ONE GOOSE IMPACTED THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, PUNCTURING A HOLE THROUGH THE LEADING EDGE AND RUPTURING HTE FUEL TANK. THE CREW STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE CREW AGREED TO SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AND WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT TO GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL. (-23)ON FEBRUARY 8, 1999, AT 1130, SKYWAY AIRLINES FLIGHT 1123, A BEECH 1900D, N148SK, ENROUTE FROM GRR TO MKE WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 3000' AGL FOR AN APPROACH INTO MILWAUKEE (MKE). AT APPROXIMATELY 24NM NORTHEAST OF MKE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF CANADIAN GEESE, ONE OF WHICH IMPACTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH THE IMPACT CREATING A HOLE, THE SIZE OF THE GOOSE, THROUGH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING CARCASS BEING BISECTED BY A WING RIB. FURTHER PENETRATION OCCURRED THROUGH LIGHTING HOLES OF THE FRONT SPAR; A RIGHT WING FUEL CELL; THE REAR SPAR; WITH THE REM AINDER OF THE CARCASS ULTIMATELY COMING TO REST IN THE AFT AREA OF THE WING FORWARD OF THE RIGHT AILERON. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RWY 19R WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI99LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA085), Feb 8, 1999: Beech 1900D (N148SK), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight collision with a bird. ## Other reports on N148SK (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19960523020439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960523020439I), May 23, 1996: Beech 1900D (N148SK), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: on may 23, 1996, at approximately 2500 hours (zulu) a Beechcraft, model BE-1900-D, N148SK, flight number 1199, returned to Indianapolis… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.