# NTSB FTW81IA109: Beech B99, N4499S, Shreveport, LA, June 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1981
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81IA109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0037  81/6/17    SHREVEPORT,LA       BEECH B99           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2305                    N4499S              PX-  0  0  3  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      28, 5461 TOTAL HOURS, 810
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHREVEPORT RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA,LA               SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR STRUCK COYOTE DRG LIFT-OFF AT CHANDLER ARPT,ALEXANDRIA,LA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4499S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4499S-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N U162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- Registry model: [Beech B-99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (registry code 1154004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Shreveport Rgnl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810617038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617038859I), Jun 17, 1981: Beech B99, Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft landing gear struck coyote on takeoff and continued gear down with unsafe indication. Left gear collapsed.

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.

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