# Incident 19840120022079I: Beech 95, Charlotte, NC, January 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1984, 14:05 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N688T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N688T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 762 total, 302 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840120022079I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR OLEO STRUT FAILED TO EXTEND ON TAKEOFF. JAMMED GEAR BROKE RETRACT SHAFT. GEAR WENT BEYOND STOPS.

## Other reports on N688T (1)

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

- [Incident 19781219023359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023359I), Dec 19, 1978: Beech 95 (N688T), Greer, SC, Minor damage. Landing gear would not fully extend or lock down. Collapsed on touchdown. Extension rod, nose gear brace broken.

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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