# Incident 20230404002369I: Beech 99, Owls Head, ME, April 4, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2023, 08:05 local time
- Place: Owls Head, ME
- Airport: Knox County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXSA
- Location: 44.0601° N, 69.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOX COUNTY RGNL (RKD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0601&lon=-69.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N193WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N193WA-2024-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,022 total, 43 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230404002369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATEMENT INDICATES NORMAL APPROACH WITH THREE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. PIC OPTED FOR SHORT FIELD LANDING DUE TO GROUND TRAFFIC HOLDING SHORT. PIC STATED THAT HE WENT INTO FLARE APROXIMATELY FIVE FEET OFF THE GROUND AND THAT STALL WARNING ACTIVATED. HE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AFTER WHICH THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. HE PROCEEDED TO AN ADJACENT TAXIWAY AND SHUTDOWN DUE TO THE UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A RAMP. HE AUTHORIZED THE DELIVERY VEHICLE TO BACK UP TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FREIGHT UNLOADING TO COMMENCE. DURING UNLOADING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING LEFT MAIN GEAR DOORS, #1 ENGINE PROPELLER, DORSAL FIN.

## Other reports on N193WA (2)

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

- [Incident 20170920019599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170920019599I), Sep 20, 2017: Beech 99 (N193WA), Minor damage. Pilot indiacted the flight began as a normal departure out of manchester, NH in N193WA under wiggins 1046. Upon arrival to the final approach fix in presque…
- [Incident 20060531009129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060531009129I), May 31, 2006: Beech 99 (N193WA), Hyannis, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) During approach to hya from mvy, pilot did not get 3 greens for gear down & locked. He followed emergency procedures and hand pumped the hyd system until…

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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