- Date
- February 6, 1985, 09:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Putnam, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N200TCBeech BE-99
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850206033089I
- Case key
- 35624
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Analysis
Plt stated that during tkf the acft started to yaw & roll in a manner consistent with wake turbulence encounter. He applied full opposite rudder & aileron. Normal directional was regained between 50-75 ft above the gnd. The acft was leveled for cruise at 5000 ft. shortly afterwards the plt noticed a slight binding of the rudders. He decided to return to the arpt for a precautionary landing. An instrument apch & lndg followed. Examination of the acft revealed that the rudder weld assembly. The bellcrank fitting & weld assembly are fastened together by 10 rivets & a bolt & nut. The rivets were sheared. The bolt & nut was fastened, however, the bolt hole was elongated to a length of approx 30 degrees around the circumfrence of the bellcrank fitting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N200TC
- Reported as
- Beech BE-99
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- V-7
- Airframe hours
- 23,181
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Bar Harbor Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bar Harbor Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BDL
- Destination
- BOS · Boston, MA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,002 total · 1,432 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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