# Incident 19820902050459I: Beech 58, Houston, TX, September 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1982, 22:08 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MDAA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8555R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8555R-1995-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902050459I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER FOR LANDING. HAND CRANKED GEAR BUT FAILED TO LOCK DOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N8555R (3)

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

- [Accident 19930324006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324006749A), Mar 24, 1993: Beech 58 (N8555R), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Slid off end runway thru fence and over embankment. Blamed sun and brakes. No brake defects.
- [Accident 19850124001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850124001239A), Jan 24, 1985: Beech 58 (N8555R), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft was landed gear up. No mechanical malfunctions found.
- [Accident 19770820026959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820026959A), Aug 20, 1977: Beech 58 (N8555R), Mckinley Park, AK, Substantial damage

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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