# Incident 19831211072089I: Beech 9555, Meridian, MS, December 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1983, 16:39 local time
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Airport: Key
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3329° N, 88.7516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY FLD (MEI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3329&lon=-88.7516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3164W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3164W-2020-05-01) (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 9555
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211072089I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP. END ROD FAILED ON GEAR RETRACTION.

## Other reports on N3164W (1)

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

- [Incident 20161224023749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161224023749I), Dec 24, 2016: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N3164W), Creve Coeur, MO, Substantial damage. While landing in weather below VFR minimums, pilots action resulted in a hard landing possible nose down attitude. Nose gear broke off and collapsed, aircraft…

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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