Incident Overview
During climbout after takeoff from Cheyenne, Wyoming, the fuel control unit of the left engine on a Beech 1900C malfunctioned. The pilot in command elected to land on a closed runway after feathering the propeller and shutting down the engine.
Performance Considerations
The pilot reported that the aircraft was not climbing with one engine at maximum power settings, possibly because of downdrafts from a nearby thundershower.
Landing
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.