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FAA incident report · Beech 99 · Oshkosh, WI · August 20, 2022

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Date
August 20, 2022 · 09:35 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
W1XA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N399TS
Reported as
Beech 99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total3,500 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days
N399TSRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2023 · Beech 99S/N U-32 · Built 1968Airframe modelBeech 99Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 20, 2022, N399TS, a Beechcraft BE-99 aircraft, was operating a cargo flight into green bay - austin straubel international airport (kgrb). When the pilot selected landing gear down, he did not observe a positive nose gear down indication and the flight diverted to Wittman regional airport, Oshkosh, WI (kosh). The aircraft experienced a left main gear collapse on touchdown during a harder than normal landing. The right main gear scissor broke on impact and

The left gear strut failed due to side loading stress. The aircraft sustained minor damage according to NTSB. The single occupant pilot, was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 20, 2022, N399TS, A BEECHCRAFT BE-99 AIRCRAFT, WAS OPERATING A CARGO FLIGHT INTO GREEN BAY - AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KGRB). WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN, HE DID NOT OBSERVE A POSITIVE NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, OSHKOSH, WI (KOSH). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE ON TOUCHDOWN DURING A HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SCISSOR BROKE ON IMPACT AND

THE LEFT GEAR STRUT FAILED DUE TO SIDE LOADING STRESS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE ACCORDING TO NTSB. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT PILOT, WAS NOT INJURED.