Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 24 January 2007
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 99A Airliner
Owner/operator: Freight Runners Express
Registration Number: N699CZ
Location: Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE) – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Both pilots’ systems and the aircraft’s navigation and communication systems.Both pilots’ systems and the aircraft’s navigation and communication systems.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Beech 99 freight runner flight 1509 experienced a catastrophic accident during taxi operations at Milwaukee Airport. The pilot, after advising the tower to taxi off runway 25L, encountered a significant engine fire. He initiated emergency procedures, including shutting down the firewall, extinguishing the fire, and evacuating the aircraft. A collision with a Cessna 402 resulted in the accident.A Beech 99 freight runner flight 1509 experienced a catastrophic accident during taxi operations at Milwaukee Airport. The pilot, after advising the tower to taxi off runway 25L, encountered a significant engine fire. He initiated emergency procedures, including shutting down the firewall, extinguishing the fire, and evacuating the aircraft. A collision with a Cessna 402 resulted in the accident.

Description

Freight Runners Express flight 1509, a Beech 99, landed at Milwaukee runway 25L after a flight from Stevens Point. The pilot advised the tower controller that he would be able to taxi off runway 25L at the A2 taxiway. The local controller instructed the Beech 99 to “turn right alpha two and ah monitor ground point eight and taxi to the cargo ramp.” The Beech pilot reported that he slowed to taxi speed, turned off the strobes and landing light and deice equipment, turned onto taxiway A2 and reached for the radio to tune ground. He then heard a thump, and saw the no. 2 engine engulfed in flame. He reported that he thought he had an engine fire so he shut off the firewall shutoff valve. The fire continued to spread on the right side of the airplane, so he shut down the left engine and began to evacuate the airplane. Cargo blocked the cargo exit door and the fuselage emergency exit, so he egressed through the cockpit crew window. He then discovered that he had collided with a company Cessna 402, N7886Q. The Cessna had landed on runway 25R and had been cleared to taxi to the cargo ramp via taxiways G, B, and A. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The failure of both pilots to adequately scan for and avoid other aircraft traffic during taxi operations, and the failure of Air Traffic Control to issue a traffic advisory to both of the pilots. A contributing factor to the accident was the night time light conditions.”

Primary Cause

Failure to adequately scan for and avoid other aircraft traffic during taxi operations, and failure of Air Traffic Control to issue a traffic advisory.Failure to adequately scan for and avoid other aircraft traffic during taxi operations, and failure of Air Traffic Control to issue a traffic advisory.

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