# Accident 20040630028019A: Beech 200BEECH, Green Bay, WI, June 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2004, 06:10 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Austin Straubel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VVFA
- Location: 44.4833° N, 88.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4833&lon=-88.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432FA-2005-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040630028019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2004, AT 0610 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT BE-200, N432FA, OPERATED BY ATP PILOT RICHARD W. POLLAK, WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 24 AT GREEN BAY, WI, AUSTIN STRAUBLEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KGRB). THE PILOT SAID TAKEOFF ROLL WAS NORMAL, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AT 95 KNOTS, ACHIEVED A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AT 110 KNOTS, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AND THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AS THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LOWER THE NOSE DUE TO DECAYING AIRSPEED, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR TO RELAND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE GEAR COULD EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND TWO PASSENGERS HAD NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER PART 135 AND WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH LIGHT WINDS.

## 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 CHI04LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA167), Jun 30, 2004: Beech 200 (N432FA), Green Bay, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power after takeoff for an undetermined reason.

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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