# Accident 19920923038519A: Beech 95B55, Joliet, IL, September 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1992, 14:45 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Joilet Park District Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5201° N, 88.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5201&lon=-88.1204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557T-2013-06-13) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920923038519A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. FIRE ERUPTED. PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. NO DEFECTS FOUND IN GEAR SYSTEM.

## 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 CHI92FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA290), Sep 23, 1992: Beech B55 (N557T), Joliet, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT WHEELS UP LANDING.

## Other reports on N557T (1)

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

- [Incident 19780831038429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831038429I), Aug 31, 1978: Beech 95 (N557T), Center Point, TX, Minor damage. After landing on wet grass runway, aircraft ran off side into rough ground. Expired medical on pilot.

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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