# NTSB SEA92IA150: Beech 1900C, N109YV, Cheyenne, WY, July 11, 1992

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: July 11, 1992, 14:13 local (20:13 UTC)
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Coordinates: 41.139747, -104.789352 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1397&lon=-104.7894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 16 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA92IA150
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41595/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92IA150

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT ON THE LEFT ENGINE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, takeoff
  - fuel system,fuel control - failure,partial (cause)
  - emergency procedure - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT OF THE BEECH 1900C LEFT ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CHEYENNE, WY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO LAND ON A CLOSED RUNWAY AFTER FEATHERING THE PROPELLER AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. SHE SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING WITH ONE ENGINE AT MAXIMUM POWER SETTINGS, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF DOWNDRAFTS FROM A NEARBY THUNDERSHOWER.  THE CREW LANDED ON RUNWAY 34 WITH A TAILWIND REPORTED AS TWENTY KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT USED ALL OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY, AND THE NOSE WHEEL ROLLED OFF THE END.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N109YV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109YV-2002-06-28), registration cancelled 2002-06-28, S/N UC-109 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Registry model: [Beech 1900C](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (registry code 1154161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (registry code 52150, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: UC109
- Airframe hours: 5687
- Engines: P&W PT6A-65B 1100 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Mesa Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner: Beech Acceptance Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, July 3, 1992, 47 hours before
- Departed: CYS
- Destination: DEN, DENVER, CO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CYS, Cheyenne, runway 34, 5,200 × 100 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 3,241 total, 1,361 in this make and model, 1,841 as pilot in command, 248 in the last 90 days, 62 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19920711055709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920711055709I), Jul 11, 1992: Beech 1900C, Cheyenne, WY. Left engine fuel control unit malfunction on liftoff. Returned. Landed on closed runway. Departed end of runway.

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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