19801025058579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-C55 · Galena, IL · October 25, 1980

Date
October 25, 1980 · 11:00 local
Place
Galena, IL
Airport
Coursen
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81IA003
Reported as
Beech 95C55
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,745 total49 in this make and model262 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to verify gear down and locked before landing. Found circuit breaker popped.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED BEFORE LANDING. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.