# Accident 19990723009429A: Beech G18S, Minneapolis, MN, July 23, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 23, 1999, 06:30 local time - Place: Minneapolis, MN - Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: KVJA - Location: 44.8803° N, 93.2001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8803&lon=-93.2001&mi=10 - Aircraft: N621KE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621KE-2002-05-23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH G18S - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA254) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723009429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AVIATION CHARTERS AIR TAXI CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JULY 23, 1999, AT 0723 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH G18S, N621KE, OPERATED BY MAY AIR EXPRESS, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 12L (10,000 FEET BY 200 FEET, DRY GROOVED CONCRETE) AT MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL (MSP), MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.. THE 14 CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO DULUTH, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REPOSITIONED FROM FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, MINNEAPOLIS AIRPORT, AT 0515, TO MSP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED A RUNUP WHILE NUMBER FIVE FOR DEPARTURE. HE STATED THAT HIS DEPARTURE CLEARANCE FROM MSP WAS TO TURN TO A HEADING OF 020 DEGREES UP TO 4,000 FEET. IN DESCRIBING THE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD SET THE ENGINE POWER TO 33 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE, THE TAIL THEN CAME UP, "AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEFORE 60 KNOTS", AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER B ECOMING AIRBORNE. UPON REACHING 300 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THROUGH A LEFT TURN TO A HEADING OF 020, HE BELIEVED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE LOOKED BACK AT THE RUNWAY AND SAW THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINING TO EXECUTE A LANDING, SO HE BROUGHT THE POWER BACK AND HEADED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT HIS DESCENT RATE WAS "PRETTY GREAT" AND THAT IT LOOKED TO HIM AS IF HE WAS GOING TO END UP OFF THE RUNWAY. HE BROUGHT SOME POWER FORWARD, THEN BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN AND THEN LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR RIGHT AT THE LAST SECOND IN ORDER TO BREAK THE FALL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) DEPARTED MSP RUNWAY 12L, AFTER A/C BECAME AIRBORNE, RT. ENGINE QUIT. THE A/C LEVELED OFF AT APPROX. 100 TO 200 FT., THEN DESCENDED ABRUPTLY AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. BOTH TIRES BLEW AND A/C VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WENT INTO THE GRASS. THE LT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS DAMAGED. BOTH ENGINES SAGGED FROM THE FIREWALL. IN THE AREA OF THE TAIL THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED WRINKLES. AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT, THE RT. THROTTLE WAS NEVER RESTARTED, BUT WAS LEFT IN THE TAKEOFF POSITION. ## 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 CHI99LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA254), Jul 23, 1999: Beech G18S (N621KE), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the premature gear retraction and proper runway alignment not maintained during takeoff by the pilot. An additional cause was the proper descent rate not maintained by the pilot. Contributing factors… ## Other reports on N621KE (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19970926034059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970926034059I), Sep 26, 1997: Beech G18S (N621KE), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: while repositioning the aircraft from the east side of the airport (lbb) to the west side, the pilot allowed the aircraft to run over a parked fuel… - [Incident 19970807036239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807036239I), Aug 7, 1997: Beech G18S (N621KE), New Boston, TX. Narrative: pilot was operating N621KE a BE18 on an IFR flt. Plan in instrument conditions in the vicinity of bonhour VOR. Received clearance to descend to 4000… - [Incident 19790515026849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790515026849I), May 15, 1979: Beech 18S (N621KE), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. Right engine quit during takeoff, pilot aborted, landed straight ahead. Blower seal had failed. - [Incident 19780923027129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923027129I), Sep 23, 1978: Beech G18S (N621KE), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. While en route, aircraft had bird strike which penetrated windshield. Minor injury to pilot. 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. 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