# Incident 20171006016349I: Beech 99, Milwaukee, WI, October 6, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2017, 22:05 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KCQA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399CZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N399CZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-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 99
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 35 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171006016349I

## Narrative

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

ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 6, 2017 AT 2004 A FREIGHT RUNNERS EXPRESS, INC. BEECH 99 N399CZ DEPARTED FROM OSHKOSH WITTMAN AIRPORT (KOSH) OSHKOSH, WI FOR MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMKE) MILWAUKEE, WI. WHILE IN THE ROTATION THE PILOT NOTED AN ANIMAL CROSSING THE AIRCRAFT FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE PILOT THE HEARD A THUD AND FEELING A BUMP OF THE IMPACT WITH THE ANIMAL.

UPON ACHIEVING A POSITIVE RATE THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP AND NOTED AND UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED A GREEN NOSE GEAR INDICATION AND UNSAFE MAIN GEAR. FOLLOWING THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM LANDING GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION CHECKLIST, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A GREEN LOCKED INDICATION ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  WHILE CIRCLING THE OSHKOSH AREA CRASH FIRE TRUCKS WERE DEPLOYED TO RUNWAY 18 AT OSHKOSH. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION IN CONSULT WITH THE COMPANY.

A DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT THE AIRCRAFT TO MILWAUKEE (KMKE) WHILE CONTINUING TO RESOLVE THE UNSAFE INDICATION. ONCE AT KMKE THE PILOT FLEW A LOW APPROACH TO VERIFY THE GEAR POSITION AND TOWER DID STATE THAT IT LOOKED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE ON SHORT FINAL AND ELECTED TO USE A ZERO FLAP LANDING CONFIGURATION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE WING TIP TO DRAG ON THE GROUND.

POST EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR FOUND THAT THE ANIMAL IMPACT CAUSED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

OSHKOSH AIRPORT OPERATIONS DID A RUNWAY INSPECTION AFTER THE REPORT OF AN IMPACT AND LOCATED A COYOTE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD HIT.

## Other reports on N399CZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20121010022799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121010022799I), Oct 10, 2012: Beech 99 (N399CZ), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. N399CZ is operated by freight runners express, a 14 CFR part 135 cargo operator. PIC of N399CZ was operating the aircraft on a reposition leg to kpwk under 14…

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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