# Incident 20020426010979I: Beech 99, Billings, MT, April 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2002, 21:10 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14MV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (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 99
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020426010979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 26, 2002, TIMA, FLT 5131, EN ROUTE FROM GTF TO BIL, HAD THE REAR FAIRING FROM THE CARGO POD DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THEY HEARD A BANG APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES OUT DESCENDING THROUGH 9000 FT. MLS INTO BIL. THE FLIGHT CREW ASSUMEDA PROBABLE BIRD STRIKE. UPON LANDING AND PARKING AT THE POSTAL RAMP IN BIL, THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE REAR POD FAIRING WAS MISSING. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT CONCLUDE A PROBABLE CAUSE, BUT RECOMMENDED ON OTHER HIGH TIME AIRCRAFT, THAT THE OPERATOR BEGIN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION PROGRAM ON COMPOSITE STRUCTURES OF THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N14MV (4)

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

- [Accident 19940820022259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940820022259A), Aug 20, 1994: Beech 99 (N14MV), Helena, MT, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed turning off runway on high speed taxiway. Down lock hook missed lockplate. Rigging suspect
- [Incident 19861213083169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861213083169I), Dec 13, 1986: Beech 99 (N14MV), Bangor, ME, Minor damage. Diverted when gear could not be extended for landing. Suspect improper maintenance.
- [Incident 19860210025669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210025669I), Feb 10, 1986: Beech 99 (N14MV), Manchester, NH. Left engine failed during climb. Diverted. Found internal failure of power section.
- [Incident 19820222005419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820222005419I), Feb 22, 1982: Beech 99 (N14MV), Cedar Rapids, IA. Aborted takeoff due to power loss on right engine. Right engine power section p t disc blade damaged.

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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