37.2959° N, 81.2075° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 12, 1987 · 15:06 local
Place
Bluefield, WV
Airport
Mercer County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N71MH
Reported as
Beech 95B55
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total800 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cockpit filled with smoke upon gear extension, nose gear failed to lock down. Found clothing had jammed gear handle
As the FAA filed it
COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE UPON GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN. FOUND CLOTHING HAD JAMMED GEAR HANDLE