# Incident 19940714034679I: Beech 95, Kahului, HI, July 14, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1994, 09:15 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N658T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N658T-2013-06-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940714034679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: BEECH BE-95 AIRCRAFT N658T LANDED AT KAHULUI AIRPORT WITH ALL LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. DURING APPROACH TO KONA, HAWAII, THE TOWER ADVISED AIRCRAFT N658T THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO KAHULUI AIRPORT WHERE A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT HAND GEAR ACTUATOR ROD P/N 35-815215-2 WAS BENT AND BROKEN RESULTING FROM LEFT UNLOCK MECHANISM FAILURE. THE UPLOCK MECHANISM FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE UPLOCK CABLE PN 35-815109, SPRING MBL UPLOCK PN 35-815115 AND BEARING PN NAS 505-5J. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE GEAR UP LANDING REVEALED THAT BOTH PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT, UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCRAPED AND BOTH WING FLAPS WERE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1993 WITH AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME OF 4852.8 HRS. AND HOBBS METER AT 1983.2. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HOBBS READING OF 2115 HRS. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE UPLOCK MECHANISM WAS NOT LUBRICATED THUS CAUSING IT TO FREEZE, THEREFORE WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REPETITIVE INSPECTION OF AD 72-22-0 WHICH REQUIRES THE UPLOCK MECHANISM TO BE LUBRICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BEECH SERVICE INSTRUCTION NO. 04488-211 DURING 100-HR. INSPECTION. INCIDENT CLOSED. NO PILOT DEVIATION. NO NMAC.

## Other reports on N658T (1)

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

- [Incident 20021228035439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021228035439I), Dec 28, 2002: Beech 95 (N658T), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot experienced electrical failure in flight. The emergency landing procedures were performed and the gear extended manually. Gear indication appeared…

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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