# Accident 19990625007689A: Beech B90, Creede, CO, June 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Creede, CO
- Airport: Mineral County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8497° N, 106.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8497&lon=-106.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221NC-2002-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990625007689A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, AND THE ACFT SKIDDED 200 FEET OFF THE RWY, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON JUNE 25, 1999, N221NC A BEECHCRAFT BE-90-B90, DEPARTED WILEY POST AIRPORT (KPWA) OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, AT APPROX. 1615Z (115 CST) ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULE (IFR) FLIGHT FOR CREEDE, COLORADO MINERAL COUNTY AIRPORT (Q39). ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND WAS PIC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^    WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND FLYING THE AIRPLANE. PRIOR TO THEIR APPROACH AND LANDING AT Q39 THE PIC MADE CONTACT ON THE COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY (CTAF) AT Q39, N221NC WAS ADVISED BY OTHER AIRPLANES THAT THE WIND WAS BLOWING DOWN THE RUNWAY 25 AT FIVE KNOTS (SEE ATTACHED ADDITIONAL SHEET)

## 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 DEN99LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA108), Jun 25, 1999: Beech B90 (N221NC), Creede, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Overload failure of the right main landing gear scissors torque link precipitated by preexisting fatigue fractures. A factor was wind shear.

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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