# Accident 19990517021559A: Beech 99A, Bemidji, MN, May 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1999, 18:40 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji-Beltrami County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BEMA
- Location: 47.4791° N, 94.8691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4791&lon=-94.8691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990517021559A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 17, 1999, AT 1840 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A BEECH 99A, N133BA, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE BEMIDJI BELTRAMI COUNTY AIRPORT, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SYSTEMS FLIGHT TEST WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, AT 1740 CDT. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT FOLLOWING TAKEOFF AND RAISING THE LANDING GEAR, THE RED WARNING LIGHT IN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE FAILED TO GO OUT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT COULD NOT GET THE RED LIGHT TO GO OUT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE CONTINUED WITH THE TEST FLIGHT. ON HIS RETURN TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT SAID HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HE RECYCLED THE HANDLE TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AND CONFIRMED WITH HIS COMPANY'S MAINTENANCE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WERE STILL UP. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE THEN MANUALLY PUMPED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, BUT ONLY THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AGAIN. HIS COMPANY'S MAINTENANCE TOLD HIM THAT THE THREE GEAR WERE DOWN. THE PILOT CAME IN TO LAND. HE SAID THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FIRST, AND THEN GENTLY LOWERED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR HELD. THE PILOT SAID HE THEN TRIED TO APPLY SOME REVERSE THRUST. SUDDENLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS. (-23) DURING MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT PILOT CYCLED LANDING GEAR UP. GEAR "IN-TRANSIT" LIGHT STAYED ON. PILOT CYCLED GEAR DOWN AND OBTAINED 3 GREEN LIGHTS. PILOT CYCLED GEAR BACK UP AND THE GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT AGAIN STAYED ON. PILOT COMPLETED MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT AND UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN FOR THE LANDING THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. PILOT MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR AND OBTAINED GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. PILOT OVERFLEW AIRPORT TO GET VISUAL CONFIRMATION FROM TEH GROUND THAT THE LEFT GEAR WAS DOWN. DURING ROLL OUT THE PILOT APPLIED REVERSE THRUST AND AT THAT TIME THE LEFT                                          GEAR COLLAPSED. THE A/C SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS DAMAGING THE LEFT PROP, ENGINE, EXHAUST DUCT, GEAR DOWN, OTBD 2 FEET OF THE WING, AILERON, BOTH FLAPS,REAR SPAR AND MAINSPAR WHERE THE GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACHES.

## 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 CHI99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA156), May 17, 1999: Beech 99A (N133BA), Bemidji, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main landing gear actuator for undetermined reasons.

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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