# Accident 19890328004869A: Beech 95B55, Sarasota, FL, March 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Gator Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3122W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3122W-1991-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890328004869A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AS IT HIT A SUNKEN SPOT ON SOD RUNWAY. GEAR HAD BEEN STRESSED BY LONG USE OF ROUGH FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA116), Mar 28, 1989: Beech B55 (N3122W), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNEVEN RUNWAY CONDITION (SUNKEN SPOT).

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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