# NTSB NYC87FA085: Beech 99, N699CA, Oneonta, NY, February 11, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: February 11, 1987, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Oneonta, NY
- Coordinates: 42.449111, -75.059783 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4491&lon=-75.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87FA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30484/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA085

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL ITS ARRIVAL AT ONEONTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 10 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 24IN ONE FOOT OF SNOW. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N699CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699CA-2011-07-21), registration cancelled 2011-07-21, S/N U-114, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U114
- Airframe hours: 35195
- Engines: P&W PT6A-27 680 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Catskill Airways,Inc.
- Registered owner: Catskill Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, February 10, 1987, 3 hours before
- Departed: LGA, FLUSHING, NY
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: N66, Oneonta Municipal, runway 24, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 4,335 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 2,540 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: N66, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19870211002629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870211002629A), Feb 11, 1987: Beech 99, Oneonta, NY, Substantial damage. Main landing gear swept through snowbank upon landing. Left gear collapsed. Aircraft nosed into snowbank.

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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