# Accident 20230815009959A: Beech C-99, Lansing, MI, August 15, 2023 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 15, 2023, 08:10 local time - Place: Lansing, MI - Airport: Capital Region International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: JIKA - Location: 42.7782° N, 84.5868° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7782&lon=-84.5868&mi=10 - Aircraft: N261SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261SW-2023-12-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-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 C-99 - Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,217 total, 25 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA363) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230815009959A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON AUGUST 15TH, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:10 LOCAL TIME A BEECH C-99, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY A 135 AIR CARRIER AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL LICENSED PILOT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 10R AT LANSING CAPITAL REGION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAN) WHEN IT CRASHED ON TO A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE CARGO RAMP AND TAXIWAY BRAVO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 135 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. AS INDICATED ON THE ATC RECORDING THE PILOT STATED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING HIS LEFT RUDDER. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING THE RUNWAY CHECKLIST ITEMS HE ADVANCED THROTTLES TO ATTAIN APPROPRIATE TORQUE AND THEN BEGAN TAKE OFF ROLL. WHILE ADJUSTING TORQUES TO 1500 HE NOTICED HE WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE AND BEGAN TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER. HE THEN REACHED 100KTS AND BEGAN ROTATION AND AFTER REACHING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 FT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO APPLY SUFFICIENT LEFT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO BANK THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ROLL PULLED THE POWER BACK AND STARTED TO DESCEND. DURING THIS TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND DESCENT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THIS CAUSED THE NOSE TO HIT FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT PROPELLER AND GEAR. UPON THE AIRCRAFT REACHING FINAL RESTING POSITION THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE HAD CRASHED, WAS FINE, AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER CRASHING HE HAD CHECKED THE RUDDER TRIM AND NOTED IT WAS IN A FULL RIGHT POSITION AND HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT BACK TO A CENTERED POSITION WHICH IS THE POSITION IT WAS FOUND IN UPON ARRIVAL TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. DUE TO WING DAMAGE AILERON AND AILERON TRIM CONTROL SYSTEMS WERE UNABLE TO BE CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY. RUDDER/RUDDER TRIM AND ELEVATOR/ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEMS WERE MANUALLY OPERATED THROUGHOUT FULL TRAVEL FOR CONTINUITY AND TRAVELS AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ON SCENE OBSERVATIONS: THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 340FT FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT ON A 086 DEG HEADING AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE CARGO RAMP AND TAXIWAY BRAVO WITH THE NOSE POINTED ON A 022 DEG HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS FOLLOWS: LEFT WING SUSTAINED COMPRESSION DAMAGE FROM THE TIP CONTACTING THE GROUND AND IS BENT UPWARDS 10-PLUS DEGREES APPROXIMATELY 3FT OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE. LEFT ENGINE PROPELLERS WERE ALL CURLED AFT WITH TWO OF THE THREE BLADES MISSING APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES FROM EACH TIP. THE LEFT GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE NOSE HAS SUSTAINED COMPRESSION DAMAGE AND HAS BEEN PUSHED UPWARDS 4 INCHES FORWARD OF THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD WITH SEVERAL SKINS CRACKED AND WRINKLED. THE NOSE GEAR IS PARTIALLY EXTENDED/RETRACTED AND ROTATED 90 DEG WITH THE NOSE STEERING ASSEMBLY DETACHED. THE BELLY BAGGAGE POD WAS TORN LOOSE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPOSITED APPROXIMATELY 40FT PRIOR TO THE FINAL RESTING POSITION. THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RIGHT GEAR ASSEMBLY WERE ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 70 DEG TOWARD THE WING TIP AS THE RIGHT GEAR WAS SIDE-LOADED AS IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES WERE ALL CURLED AFT WITH TWO OF THE THREE BLADES MISSING APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES FROM EACH TIP. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE BREACHED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FUEL ON BOARD. WEATHER AT KLAN AIRPORT AT 1153Z WAS: WIND - 040 DEGREES AT 12KTS GUSTING TO 18KTS, VISIBILITY - 4 STATUTE MILES, RAIN-MIST, SCATTERED 011, BROKEN 038 AND OVERCAST 048. ## 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 CEN23LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA363), Aug 15, 2023: Beech C-99 (N261SW), Lansing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly set the rudder trim position which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate checklist procedures prior to… ## Other reports on N261SW (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20090408002809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090408002809I), Apr 8, 2009: Beech C99 (N261SW), Portland, OR, Minor damage. (-23) On departure, pilot noticed the cowling from the left engine had come loose. Pilot returned for landing. Upon landing, the pilot put the engines into… - [Incident 20011107032729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107032729I), Nov 7, 2001: Beech C99 (N261SW), Price, UT. (-23) Vernal, UT (vel) to Price, UT (puc), declared emergency while on final approach after noticing a series of flashes and sparks emitting from the #2 engine… - [Incident 19890130009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890130009959I), Jan 30, 1989: Beech C99 (N261SW), Indianapolis, IN. Faulty gear indication after takeoff. Emergency procedure used. Returned. Lock cap assembly had malfunctioned. - [Incident 19880615031929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615031929I), Jun 15, 1988: Beech C99 (N261SW), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Crew hatch came open on takeoff. Struck a runway light while turning on runway. Recently repaired left brake failed. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.