Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, Oct 17, 1998, Missoula
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on October 17, 1998 near Missoula, Montana, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The captain's delayed corrective...
- Date: October 17, 1998
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Missoula, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain's delayed corrective action after the co-pilot's improper landing flare, and the co-pilot's use of full nose-up trim during the flare, a procedure taught by the operator that was inconsistent with the aircraft manual. The co-pilot's inexperience on the type was also a factor.
A Beech 99 cargo flight from Billings was on a night visual approach to Missoula when the co-pilot flared too high. The aircraft lost speed while floating down the runway, and the captain began a go-around but found the aircraft hard to control because it had been trimmed fully nose-up. The go-around was too late to prevent a loss of control.