# Incident 19830118003329I: Beech 95B55, Gastonia, NC, January 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Gastonia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2026° N, 81.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GASTONIA MUNI (AKH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2026&lon=-81.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8653Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8653Q-2013-03-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830118003329I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING FOLLOWED BY OTHER GEAR. BROKEN PUSH PULL RODS AND OTHER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8653Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19841125068609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841125068609I), Nov 25, 1984: Beech 95B55 (N8653Q), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear after electrical odor in cockpit. Failure of dynamic brake relay resulting frozen gear box.

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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