19941202048899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-55 · Santa Ana, CA · December 2, 1994

Date: December 2, 1994 · 14:30 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: El Toro Mcas
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9488Y
Reported as: Beech 9555
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 210 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9488YRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2010 · Beech 95-55S/N TC-51 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech 95-55 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: aircraft and pilot involved in incident were on a cap search mission. During flight found the landing gear to be out of up and locked position. Could not retract gear or extend fully. Next two hour spent trying to extend gear fully failed. Decided to land at el Toro marine air base due to excellent runways and fire fighting equipment., landed o.k., no injury to passengers (observers) and minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT AND PILOT INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WERE ON A CAP SEARCH MISSION. DURING FLIGHT FOUND THE LANDING GEAR TO BE OUT OF UP AND LOCKED POSITION. COULD NOT RETRACT GEAR OR EXTEND FULLY. NEXT TWO HOUR SPENT TRYING TO EXTEND GEAR FULLY FAILED. DECIDED TO LAND AT EL TORO MARINE AIR BASE DUE TO EXCELLENT RUNWAYS AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT., LANDED O.K., NO INJURY TO PASSENGERS (OBSERVERS) AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.