# Incident 19790919023939I: Beech B95, Merritt Island, FL, September 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8294D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8294D-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 950 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919023939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT SAID THE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF LANDING GEAR FAILURE.

## Other reports on N8294D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890107005549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107005549I), Jan 7, 1989: Beech 95 (N8294D), Sparta, WI, Minor damage. Landed with gear partly extended. Not sure if safe light on. Gear operation dependent on system with bad battery.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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