# Accident 20170424003359A: Beech 99A, Waukesha, WI, April 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2017, 12:25 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Waukesha
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KCQA
- Location: 43.0411° N, 88.2369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0411&lon=-88.2369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899CZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899CZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99A (registry code 1154003, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,575 total, 540 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170424003359A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING WITH A STUDENT THAT WAS UNDER THE HOOD.  AS THEY WERE SETTING UP FOR THE VOR-A INTO KUES FROM A HOLD OVER BAE VOR, AT 3000' MSL, THE PIC NOTICED A BIRD TRAVELING SAME DIRECTION 25-30 FT ABOVE THEM.  AT ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF BAE THEY CAUGHT UP TO THE BIRD WHICH DOVE INTO THE NOSE SECTION.

## 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 GAA17CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA244), Apr 24, 2017: Beech 99 (N899CZ), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during the approach.

## Other reports on N899CZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20190115007629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190115007629I), Jan 15, 2019: Beech 99A (N899CZ), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. On 01/15/2019, N899CZ (BE-99) was conducting a FAA part 135 check ride and requested runway 19R at kmke (Milwaukee, WI). The approach/ landing was a simulated…

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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