# Incident 20000727026859I: Beech B99, Missoula, MT, July 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2000, 18:02 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99TH-2011-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-99 (registry code 1154004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,376 total, 1,320 in this make and model, 278 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727026859I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 7/27/00, ALPINE AIR, FLIGHT 5009, DEPARTED MSO ENROUTE TO BIL. APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, JUST OFF END OF RUNWAY, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD SNAP.  THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THEN QUIT RUNNING.  THE PROPELLER THEN WENT ONTO AUTO-FEATHER, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK AT MSO WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1802 MDT.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BLADE FAILURE ON THE CT WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED THE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N99TH (10)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20061229029589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061229029589A), Dec 29, 2006: Beech B99 (N99TH), SD, Destroyed. (-23) On December 29, 2006, the pilot [privacy data omitted] flew N99TH, BE-99 aircraft, from pir, SD, to rap, SD, where he impacted the ground 7 miles…
- [Accident 20000922015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000922015149A), Sep 22, 2000: Beech B99 (N99TH), Missoula, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated that the right brake locked up after landing rwy 29 mso. No evidence of equipment failure was found in investigation, but accumulations of…
- [Incident 19900304010659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900304010659I), Mar 4, 1990: Beech B99 (N99TH), Buffalo, NY. Unable to get gear down safe light. Manually jacked down. Landed safely. Down lock switch faulty.
- [Incident 19881211066199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211066199I), Dec 11, 1988: Beech B99 (N99TH), Pittsburgh, PA. Unsafe nose gear light on approach. Landed safely. Light came on rollout. Cleaned micro switches.
- [Incident 19860529025559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860529025559I), May 29, 1986: Beech B99 (N99TH), Buffalo, NY. Gear was manually extended for landing. Replaced landing gear motor.
- [Incident 19840918053349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840918053349I), Sep 18, 1984: Beech 99 (N99TH), Buffalo, NY. Notifed flames from left engine after liftoff. Shut it down and landed. No fire evident for alerted fire crew.
- [Incident 19820304000029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304000029I), Mar 4, 1982: Beech B99 (N99TH), Jamestown, NY, Minor damage. Turning to start takeoff on ice covered runway, wind pushed aircraft off runway, propeller hit threshold light.
- [Incident 19820119002069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119002069I), Jan 19, 1982: Beech B99 (N99TH), Pittsburgh, PA. Landing gear extended manually when hydraulic seals shrunk in cold and pump motor 115-380002-5 ran until burned out
- [Incident 19801010073489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010073489I), Oct 10, 1980: Beech 99 (N99TH), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Engine shutdown due to fire. Air conditioner compressor had seized, rubber seal had burned.
- [Incident 19800923081259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800923081259I), Sep 23, 1980: Beech 99 (N99TH), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Fire warning with visual inspection required engine shutdown and precautionary landing. Fire was out

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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