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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 99A · Salt Lake City, UT · August 31, 2022

Date: August 31, 2022 · 07:27 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: TIMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N118MD
Reported as: Beech 99A
Reported engine: Pw&C PT6A-28
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,252 total

N118MDRegistered now · Beech 99AS/N U-118 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech 99A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A-28 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.

During the departure climb-out the commercial rated pilot was instructed by ATC to make a right hand standard rate turn. The packages in the nose cargo compartment shifted against the door. The added pressure caused the cargo door latch to release. The packages departed the aircraft, a few hitting the right side propeller. The damage to the aircraft was limited to a propstrike. Neither the pilot nor passenger sustained injuries.

Aircraft records were reviewed and found to have proper aircraft certification and current aircraft inspection status. Pilot records were reviewed and found to have the correct certification and qualification for the flight.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE DEPARTURE CLIMB-OUT THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND STANDARD RATE TURN. THE PACKAGES IN THE NOSE CARGO COMPARTMENT SHIFTED AGAINST THE DOOR. THE ADDED PRESSURE CAUSED THE CARGO DOOR LATCH TO RELEASE. THE PACKAGES DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, A FEW HITTING THE RIGHT SIDE PROPELLER. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO A PROPSTRIKE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT AIRCRAFT INSPECTION STATUS. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION FOR THE FLIGHT.