# Incident 20090408002809I: Beech C99, Portland, OR, April 8, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2009, 06:17 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N261SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261SW-2023-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-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 C99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,510 total, 670 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090408002809I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE, PILOT NOTICED THE COWLING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE HAD COME LOOSE.  PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING.  UPON LANDING, THE PILOT PUT THE ENGINES INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE COWLING TO FALL OFF INTO THE PROPELLER, DESTROYING THE COWLING AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N261SW (4)

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

- [Accident 20230815009959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230815009959A), Aug 15, 2023: Beech C-99 (N261SW), Lansing, MI, Substantial damage. On August 15th, 2023 at approximately 08:10 local time a Beech C-99, [privacy data omitted], operated by a 135 air carrier and piloted by a commercial licensed…
- [Incident 20011107032729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107032729I), Nov 7, 2001: Beech C99 (N261SW), Price, UT. (-23) Vernal, UT (vel) to Price, UT (puc), declared emergency while on final approach after noticing a series of flashes and sparks emitting from the #2 engine…
- [Incident 19890130009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890130009959I), Jan 30, 1989: Beech C99 (N261SW), Indianapolis, IN. Faulty gear indication after takeoff. Emergency procedure used. Returned. Lock cap assembly had malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19880615031929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615031929I), Jun 15, 1988: Beech C99 (N261SW), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Crew hatch came open on takeoff. Struck a runway light while turning on runway. Recently repaired left brake failed.

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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