# Incident 20170927011879I: Beech C-99, Monte Vista, CO, September 27, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2017, 19:15 local time
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 37.5785° N, 106.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monte Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5785&lon=-106.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-99
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,506 total, 74 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170927011879I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 MST, N237SL, A BEECH C-99 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE MONTE VISTA AIRPORT (MVI) MONTE VISTA, COLORADO. THERE WAS A SINGLE PILOT ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH RAIN.

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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