- Date
- April 18, 1973
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 14 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3990ABeech 99A
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730418010279A
- Case key
- 170307
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0677 73/4/18 WICHITA,KANS BEECH 99A CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 5287 TIME - 1416 N3990A PX- 0 0 12 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 2260 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GREAT BEND,KANS WICHITA,KANS HUTCHINSON,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- INBD LMG DOOR JAMMED IN WHEEL WELL DUE IMPROPER RIGGING.LND WITH ALL GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3990A
- Reported as
- Beech 99A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wichita Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.