# Incident 19820305012219I: Beech 95B55, Griffith, IN, March 5, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5841S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5841S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 86 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820305012219I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A PLOWED, FROZEN MOUND OF SNOW ON LANDING ROLL. IMPACT BROKE THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.

## Other reports on N5841S (1)

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

- [Accident 19860212006649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860212006649A), Feb 12, 1986: Beech 95B55 (N5841S), Muncie, IN, Substantial damage. Failed to notice alternator switches off. Could not lower landing gear,manual extension not used. Landed gear up.

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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