# Accident 20201014016389A: Beech 99A, Waterville, ME, October 14, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2020, 08:10 local time
- Place: Waterville, ME
- Airport: Waterville Robert Lafleur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KCQA
- Location: 44.5315° N, 69.6769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5315&lon=-69.6769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499CZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N499CZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99A (registry code 1154003, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,656 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201014016389A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT WVL (WATERVILLE, MAINE), THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ON THE ROLLOUT TO THE TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED, IT WENT AFT UNDER THE WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING, FLAP AND AFT WING SPAR. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK THE RUNWAY AFTER RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSE.

## 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 ERA21LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA021), Oct 14, 2020: Beech 99 (N499CZ), Waterville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the right main landing gear drag leg support fitting and angle bracket as a result of multiple areas of fatigue cracking.

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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